1275 Cimbria
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Discovery [1] | |
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Discovered by | K. Reinmuth |
Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
Discovery date | 30 November 1932 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | 1275 Cimbria |
Named after
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Cimbri[2] |
1932 WG · 1949 QL2 A914 TG |
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main-belt | |
Orbital characteristics [1] | |
Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 82.79 yr (30,239 days) |
Aphelion | 3.1325 AU |
Perihelion | 2.2277 AU |
2.6801 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.1688 |
4.39 yr (1,602.6 days) | |
324.31° | |
Inclination | 12.876° |
188.56° | |
196.85° | |
Earth MOID | 1.2339 AU |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 28.7 km |
5.65 h | |
0.1109 | |
B–V = 0.698 U–B = 0.304 Tholen = X |
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10.72 | |
1275 Cimbria, provisional designation 1932 WG, is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 30, 1932, by astronomer Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory, Germany. The X-type asteroid measures about 29 kilometers in diameter.[1]
Named for the Cimbri people encountered by the Romans in Noricum. At first victorious, they were destroyed by Marius in 101 B.C. (see Cimbrian War).[2]
References
External links
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- 1275 Cimbria at the JPL Small-Body Database
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