1239 Queteleta
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | E. Delporte |
| Discovery site | Uccle |
| Discovery date | February 4, 1932 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1239 |
Named after | Adolphe Quetelet |
| 1932 CB | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 3.2807555 |
| Perihelion | 2.0431381 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2324647 |
| 1586.3444648 | |
| 219.13268 | |
| Inclination | 1.66273 |
| 73.19819 | |
| 35.52442 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Albedo | 0.0695 |
| 12.4[1] | |
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1239 Queteleta (1932 CB) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 4, 1932, by E. Delporte at Uccle.[1] It was later named after the Belgian astronomer Lambert Adolphe Jacques Quetelet.[2]
References
- 1 2 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". NASA. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
- ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer. p. 101. ISBN 3-540-00238-3.
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