1231 Auricula
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| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | K. Reinmuth |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
| Discovery date | 10 October 1931 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1231 Auricula |
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Named after
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Primula auricula[2] |
| 1931 TE2 | |
| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 83.96 yr (30,666 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.9002 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.4348 AU |
| 2.6675 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0872 |
| 4.36 yr (1591.3 days) | |
| 214.24° | |
| Inclination | 11.491° |
| 342.06° | |
| 246.08° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.4535 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 22.5 km |
| 3.9816 h | |
| 0.0798 | |
| 12.2 | |
1231 Auricula, provisional designation 1931 TE2, is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 10, 1931, by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory in Germany. It measures about 23 kilometers in diameter.[1]
The asteroid was later named after auricula, a yellow flowered Alpine primrose.[2]
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