1322 Coppernicus
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | K. Reinmuth |
| Discovery date | 15 June 1934 |
| Designations | |
Named after | Nicolaus Copernicus |
| 1934 LA | |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Eccentricity | 0.2345 |
| 3.772 a | |
Average orbital speed | 18.07 km/s |
| 206.388° | |
| Inclination | 23.348° |
| 298.466° | |
| 99.333° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 12.2 km |
| Mass | 7.7×1014? kg |
Mean density | 1.1 g/cm3 |
| 0.0017? m/s2 | |
| 0.0043? km/s | |
| 3.967 h | |
| Albedo | 0.160 |
| Temperature | ~171 K |
Spectral type | S |
| 12.399 | |
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(1322) Coppernicus is an asteroid orbiting the Sun. It was discovered on 15 June 1934 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth in Heidelberg.
The name refers to astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus, with the spelling according to the one preferred by the biographer Leopold Prowe.
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