1077 Campanula

1077 Campanula
Discovery[1]
Discovered by K. Reinmuth
Discovery site Heidelberg Obs.
Discovery date 6 October 1926
Designations
MPC designation 1077 Campanula
Named after
Campanula[2]
1926 TK · 1957 AJ
1972 CB
main-belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 88.79 yr (32,432 days)
Aphelion 2.8661 AU
Perihelion 1.9179 AU
2.3920 AU
Eccentricity 0.1981
3.70 yr (1351.3 days)
5.5058°
Inclination 5.4011°
346.21°
13.384°
Earth MOID 0.9148 AU
Physical characteristics
3.85085 h
12.3

    1077 Campanula, provisional designation 1926 TK, is a main-belt asteroid discovered by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory on 6 October 1926.[1]

    The asteroid was named after Campanula, the bellflower.[2]

    See also

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1077 Campanula (1926 TK)" (2015-09-23 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved October 2015.
    2. 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1077) Campanula. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 92. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved October 2015.

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