2942 Cordie
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | K. Reinmuth |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
| Discovery date | 29 January 1932 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 2942 Cordie |
Named after | Cordie Robinson[2] |
|
1932 BG · 1936 KF 1976 GS6 · 1982 BG2 | |
| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 84.04 yr (30694 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.5835 AU (386.49 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 1.8949 AU (283.47 Gm) |
| 2.2392 AU (334.98 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.15375 |
| 3.35 yr (1223.9 d) | |
| 268.23° | |
| 0° 17m 38.94s / day | |
| Inclination | 6.8184° |
| 116.41° | |
| 154.69° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.879641 AU (131.5924 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 2.51438 AU (376.146 Gm) |
| Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 3.611 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 80.0 h (3.33 d) | |
| 13.0 | |
|
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2942 Cordie, provisional designation 1932 BG, is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 29, 1932 by Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory, Germany. The asteroid has a long rotation period of roughly 80 hours.[1]
It is named after of Cordula "Cordie" Astrid Robinson, planetary geologist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 2942 Cordie (1932 BG)" (2015-04-10 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (2942) Cordie. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 242. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- Pravec, P.; Wolf, M.; Sarounova, L. (2006) http://www.asu.cas.cz/~ppravec/neo.htm
- Pray, D.P.; Kusnirak, P.; Galad, A.; Vilagi, J.; et al. (2007) Minor Planet Bul. 34, 44-46.
External links
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- 2942 Cordie at the JPL Small-Body Database
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