1443 Ruppina

Ruppina
Discovery and designation
Discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth
Discovery site Heidelberg
Discovery date December 29, 1937
Designations
MPC designation 1443
Named after
Ruppin
1937 YG
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion 3.1125314
Perihelion 2.7663972
Eccentricity 0.0588771
1840.7750072
116.78857
Inclination 1.92730
175.12373
162.17239
Physical characteristics
11.4

    1443 Ruppina (1937 YG) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 29, 1937 by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at Heidelberg. The asteroid is named after the city of Ruppin, Germany, the birthplace of astronomer Martin Ebell, who proposed the name.[1]

    References

    1. Lutz D. Schmadel, Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Fifth Edition, ISBN 3-540-00238-3 at page 116

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