1230 Riceia
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | K. Reinmuth |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | October 9, 1931 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1230 |
| 1931 TX1 | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 3.0322248 |
| Perihelion | 2.1109194 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1791327 |
| 1506.2479794 | |
| 197.36877 | |
| Inclination | 10.49465 |
| 200.72754 | |
| 184.77072 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 12.9[1] | |
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1230 Riceia (1931 TX1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 9, 1931, by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.[1]
It was later named after Hugh Rice, amateur astronomer of New York and director of the Museum of Natural Sciences.[2]
References
- 1 2 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer. p. 100. ISBN 3-540-00238-3.
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