1308 Halleria

1308 Halleria
Discovery[1]
Discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth
Discovery site Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory
Discovery date March 12, 1931
Designations
MPC designation 1308
1931 EB
Main-belt asteroid [2]
Orbital characteristics[3]
Epoch November 30, 2008
Aphelion 2.9477 AU
Perihelion 2.8693 AU
2.90849 AU
Eccentricity 0.013464
1811.76 days (4.96 years)
240.682°
Inclination 5.572°
354.264°
180.93°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 43.16 kilometres (26.82 mi) ± 1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi)
Mean diameter[4]
Albedo 0.0454 ± 0.003 [4]
10.8 [5]

    1308 Halleria (1931 EB) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 12, 1931 by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory.[1] This asteroid was named for Albrecht von Haller a Swiss physician, botanist and poet.[6]

    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 "Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000)". IAU: Minor Planet Center. Archived from the original on 2 February 2009. Retrieved January 29, 2009.
    2. "1308 Halleria (1931 EB)". JPL Small-Body Database. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved February 22, 2009.
    3. "(1308) Halleria". AstDyS. University of Pisa. Retrieved February 22, 2009.
    4. 4.0 4.1 Tedesco et al. (2004). "Supplemental IRAS Minor Planet Survey (SIMPS)". IRAS-A-FPA-3-RDR-IMPS-V6.0. Planetary Data System. Archived from the original on 2010-01-17. Retrieved January 30, 2009.
    5. Tholen (2007). "Asteroid Absolute Magnitudes". EAR-A-5-DDR-ASTERMAG-V11.0. Planetary Data System. Archived from the original on June 11, 2008. Retrieved January 30, 2009.
    6. Schmadel, Lutz (2003). Dictionary of minor planet names (fifth ed.). Germany: Springer. p. 107. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved February 22, 2009.