1229 Tilia

Tilia
Discovery
Discovered by K. Reinmuth
Discovery site Heidelberg
Discovery date October 9, 1931
Designations
MPC designation 1229
Named after
Tilia
1931 TP1
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion 3.7410547
Perihelion 2.7241091
Eccentricity 0.1572962
2122.8668137
69.86535
Inclination 1.02041
198.39319
163.24356
Physical characteristics
Albedo 0.0839
11.3[1]

    1229 Tilia (1931 TP1) is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on October 9, 1931, by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.[1]

    It was later named after the genus of trees, Tilia.[2]

    References

    1. 1 2 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". Retrieved July 20, 2014.
    2. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer. p. 100. ISBN 3-540-00238-3.

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