1297 Quadea

1297 Quadea
Discovery[1]
Discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth
Discovery site Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory
Discovery date January 07, 1934
Designations
MPC designation 1297
Alternative names 1934 AD
Minor planet category Main belt [2]
Eos family [3]
Orbital characteristics[4]
Epoch November 30, 2008
Ap 3.2455 AU
Peri 2.7901 AU
Semi-major axis 3.01777 AU
Eccentricity 0.075454
Orbital period 1914.82 days (5.24 years)
Mean anomaly 147.182°
Inclination 9.009°
Longitude of ascending node 296.222°
Argument of peri 126.028°
Physical characteristics
Rotation period 6.259 ± 0.005 hours [5]
Absolute magnitude (H) 10.8 [6]

1297 Quadea (1934 AD) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 7, 1934 by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory.[1] Named for the parents-in-law of Karl Reinmuth's brother.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000)". IAU: Minor Planet Center. Archived from the original on 02 February 2009. Retrieved December 23, 2008. 
  2. ^ "1297 Quadea (1934 AD)". JPL Small-Body Database. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved December 23, 2008. 
  3. ^ Mothe-Diniz (2005). "MRC Asteroid Dynamical Families". EAR-A-VARGBDET-5-MOTHEFAM-V1.0. Planetary Data System. Archived from the original on April 15, 2009. Retrieved December 26, 2008. 
  4. ^ "(1297) Quadea". AstDyS. University of Pisa. Retrieved December 23, 2008. 
  5. ^ Oliver et al. (2008). "Asteroid Lightcurve Analysis at the Oakley Southern Sky Observatory: 2008 March". The Minor Planet Bulletin 35 (4): 149–150. Bibcode:2008MPBu...35..149O. 
  6. ^ Tholen (2007). "Asteroid Absolute Magnitudes". EAR-A-5-DDR-ASTERMAG-V11.0. Planetary Data System. Archived from the original on April 15, 2009. Retrieved December 24, 2008. 
  7. ^ Schmadel, Lutz (2003). Dictionary of minor planet names (fifth ed.). Germany: Springer. p. 106. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 2008-12-26. 
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