1944 Günter

1944 Gunter
Discovery [1]
Discovered by K. Reinmuth
Discovery site Heidelberg Obs.
Discovery date 14 September 1925
Designations
MPC designation 1944 Gunter
Named after
 Günter Reinmuth
(son of discoverer)[2]
1925 RA · 1972 TY3
main-belt
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 89.96 yr (32,858 days)
Aphelion 2.7710 AU
Perihelion 1.7080 AU
2.2395 AU
Eccentricity 0.2373
3.35 yr (1,224 days)
290.85°
Inclination 5.4887°
212.44°
124.89°
Physical characteristics
13.8

    1944 Günter, provisional designation 1925 RA, is an asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, discovered by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory on 14 September 1925.[3]

    The asteroid orbits the Sun at a distance of 1.7–2.8 AU once every 3 years and 4 months (1,224 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.24 and is tilted by 5 degrees to the ecliptic plane. Little is known about the asteroids size, composition, albedo and rotation, despite having a well-observed orbit with the lowest possible uncertainty (i.e. a condition code of 0) and an observation arc that spans over a time period of almost a century.[1]

    Karl Reinmuth named the asteroid after his son, Günter Reinmuth.[2]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1944 Gunter (1925 RA)" (2015-08-31 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved November 2015.
    2. 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1944) Günter. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 156. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved November 2015.
    3. ↑ "1944 Gunter (1925 RA)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved November 2015.

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