1275 Cimbria
"Cimbria" redirects here. For the peninsula in Northern Europe, see Jutland.
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | K. Reinmuth |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
| Discovery date | 30 November 1932 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1275 Cimbria |
Named after | Cimbri[2] |
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1932 WG · 1949 QL2 A914 TG | |
| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 82.79 yr (30,239 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.1325 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.2277 AU |
| 2.6801 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1688 |
| 4.39 yr (1,602.6 days) | |
| 324.31° | |
| Inclination | 12.876° |
| 188.56° | |
| 196.85° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.2339 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 28.7 km |
| 5.65 h | |
| 0.1109 | |
|
B–V = 0.698 U–B = 0.304 Tholen = X | |
| 10.72 | |
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1275 Cimbria, provisional designation 1932 WG, is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 30, 1932, by astronomer Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory, Germany. The X-type asteroid measures about 29 kilometers in diameter.[1]
Named for the Cimbri people encountered by the Romans in Noricum. At first victorious, they were destroyed by Marius in 101 B.C. (see Cimbrian War).[2]
References
- 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1275 Cimbria (1932 WG)" (2015-09-15 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved October 2015.
- 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1275) Cimbria. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 105. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved October 2015.
External links
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- 1275 Cimbria at the JPL Small-Body Database
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