2572 Annschnell

2572 Annschnell
Discovery [1]
Discovered by K. Reinmuth
Discovery site Heidelberg Obs.
Discovery date 17 February 1950
Designations
MPC designation 2572 Annschnell
Named after
 Anneliese Schnell (astronomer)[2]
1950 DL · 1969 LE
1977 SF · 1980 JN
main-belt
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 66.04 yr (24120 days)
Aphelion 2.7426 AU (410.29 Gm)
Perihelion 2.0388 AU (305.00 Gm)
2.3907 AU (357.64 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.14721
3.70 yr (1350.2 d)
207.90°
0° 15m 59.868s / day
Inclination 5.1394°
200.49°
51.799°
Earth MOID 1.02837 AU (153.842 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.28987 AU (342.560 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.512
Physical characteristics
6.328 h (0.2637 d)
13.2

    2572 Annschnell, provisional designation 1950 DL, is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 17, 1950 by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory in Germany.[1]

    Named in honor of Austrian astronomer Anneliese Schnell at the Vienna Observatory. She was the first woman on the board of the Astronomische Gesellschaft, more than one century after its founding (1863).[2]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 2572 Annschnell (1950 DL)" (2015-01-20 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
    2. 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (2572) Annschnell. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 210. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved 15 October 2015.

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