2572 Annschnell

2572 Annschnell
Discovery [1]
Discovered by K. Reinmuth
Discovery site Heidelberg Obs.
Discovery date 17 February 1950
Designations
MPC designation 2572 Annschnell
Named after
 Anneliese Schnell (astronomer)[2]
1950 DL · 1969 LE
1977 SF · 1980 JN
main-belt
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 64.92 yr (23,713 days)
Aphelion 2.7426 AU
Perihelion 2.0389 AU
2.3907 AU
Eccentricity 0.1471
3.70 yr (1350.2 days)
154.53°
Inclination 5.1393°
200.49°
51.833°
Earth MOID 1.0295 AU
Physical characteristics
6.328 h
13.2

    2572 Annschnell, provisional designation 1950 DL, is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 17, 1950 by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory in Germany.[1]

    Named in honor of Austrian astronomer Anneliese Schnell at the Vienna Observatory. She was the first woman on the board of the Astronomische Gesellschaft, more than one century after its founding (1863).[2]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 2572 Annschnell (1950 DL)" (2015-01-20 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved October 2015.
    2. 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (2572) Annschnell. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 210. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved October 2015.

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