1249 Rutherfordia

Rutherfordia

A three-dimensional model of 1249 Rutherfordia based on its light curve.
Discovery
Discovered by K. Reinmuth
Discovery site Heidelberg
Discovery date 4 November 1932
Designations
MPC designation 1249
Named after
The city of Rutherford
1932 VB
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 83.46 yr (30482 days)
Aphelion 2.3945435 AU (358.21861 Gm)
Perihelion 2.0546766 AU (307.37524 Gm)
2.224610 AU (332.7969 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.0763880
3.32 yr (1211.9 d)
31.042701°
 17m 49.365s / day
Inclination 4.873543°
259.03766°
223.63094°
Earth MOID 1.07227 AU (160.409 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.66447 AU (398.599 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.638
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
6.205±0.4 km
18.20 h (0.758 d)
0.2778±0.038
11.54

    1249 Rutherfordia (1932 VB) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 4, 1932, by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.[1] It was later named after the city Rutherford in New York.[2]

    References

    1. 1 2 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". NASA. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
    2. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer. p. 102. ISBN 3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 2014-08-21.

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