939 Isberga

939 Isberga
Discovery
Discovered by K. Reinmuth
Discovery site Heidelberg
Discovery date October 4, 1920
Designations
1920 HR; 1930 QP;
1957 QE; 1957 UU
Orbital characteristics
Epoch August 18, 2005 (JDCT 2453600.5)
Aphelion 2.645 AU
Perihelion 1.848 AU
2.247 AU
Eccentricity 0.177
3.368 a
98.427°
Inclination 2.588°
327.288°
6.001°

    939 Isberga is an S-type asteroid belonging to the Flora family of main-belt asteroids. It was discovered from Heidelberg on 4 October 1920 by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth. As was his common practice, Reinmuth gave the asteroid a girl's name without reference to any specific person.[1]

    Isberga rotates quickly, with a period of 2.9173 hours. It is also suspected to be a binary asteroid, due to a second periodicity observed in its lightcurve from 24 Feb to 4 Mar 2006. The secondary object has an orbital period of 26.8 hours, but its size is undetermined.

    References

    1. ↑ Lutz D. Schmadel, Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, 5th edtn. (2003), p.83.

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