1217 Maximiliana
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | E. Delporte |
| Discovery site | Uccle |
| Discovery date | March 13, 1932 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1217 |
Named after | Max Wolf |
| 1932 EC | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 2.7167190 |
| Perihelion | 1.9878092 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1549379 |
| 1317.7334195 | |
| 347.40103 | |
| Inclination | 5.14819 |
| 148.49693 | |
| 91.74383 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 14.39 to 18.13[1] | |
| 12.5 | |
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1217 Maximiliana (1932 EC) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 13, 1932, by E. Delporte at Uccle. It was later named in honour after Max Wolf, the founder and director of the Observatory at Heidelberg.[2]
In 1932 there were 188 minor planets discovered.[3]
Asteroid 1217 Maximiliana (apparent magnitude 15.9) near spiral galaxy NGC 521 (magnitude 13).
References
- ↑ Magnitudes generated with JPL Horizons for the years 1950 through 2100
- ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer. p. 100. ISBN 3-540-00238-3.
- ↑ Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 93, p.269
External links
- JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 1217 Maximiliana
- Orbital simulation from JPL (Java) / Ephemeris
- 1217 Maximiliana at the JPL Small-Body Database
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