1218 Aster
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| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | K. Reinmuth |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
| Discovery date | 29 January 1932 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1218 Aster |
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Named after
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Aster[2] |
| 1932 BJ · 1978 TJ5 1978 VQ12 |
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| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 83.63 yr (30,545 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.5102 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.0161 AU |
| 2.2632 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1091 |
| 3.40 yr (1243.6 days) | |
| 185.30° | |
| Inclination | 3.1569° |
| 63.829° | |
| 69.165° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.0336 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 13.2 | |
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1218 Aster, provisional designation 1932 BJ, is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 29, 1932, by Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory in Germany.[1]
It was later named after the genus of flowers, Aster.[2]
References
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- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- 1218 Aster at the JPL Small-Body Database
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