1631 Kopff

Kopff
Discovery
Discovered by Y. Vaisala
Discovery site Turku
Discovery date October 11, 1936
Designations
MPC designation 1631
Named after
 August Kopff
1936 UC
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion 2.7119424
Perihelion 1.7586694
Eccentricity 0.2132310
1220.6857820
184.82256
Inclination 7.48830
16.95528
314.74991
Physical characteristics
Albedo 0.2497
12.20

    1631 Kopff (1936 UC) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 11, 1936 by Y. Vaisala at Turku. The asteroid was named in memory of August Kopff.[1]

    References

    1. ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of minor planet names, Volume 1 (5th ed.). Berlin Heidelberg New York: Springer-Verlag. p. 129. ISBN 3-540-00238-3.

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