Astronomy:2942 Cordie
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| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | K. Reinmuth |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
| Discovery date | 29 January 1932 |
| Designations | |
| (2942) Cordie | |
| Named after | Cordie Robinson[2] |
| 1932 BG · 1936 KF 1976 GS6 · 1982 BG2 | |
| Minor planet category | main-belt |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 84.57 yr (30,890 days) |
| |{{{apsis}}}|helion}} | 2.5826 AU |
| |{{{apsis}}}|helion}} | 1.8949 AU |
| 2.2388 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1536 |
| Orbital period | 3.35 yr (1,224 days) |
| Mean anomaly | 84.621° |
| Mean motion | 0° 17m 39.12s / day |
| Inclination | 6.8175° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 116.39° |
| 154.85° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 6.657±0.183 km[3] |
| Rotation period | 80.0 h (3.33 d) |
| Geometric albedo | 0.262±0.029[3] |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.0[1] |
2942 Cordie, provisional designation 1932 BG, is an asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 7 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 29 January 1932, by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory in southwest Germany.
The asteroid has a long rotation period of roughly 80 hours.[1] It was named after of Cordie Robinson, planetary geologist at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 2942 Cordie (1932 BG)". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2002942. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). "(2942) Cordie". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (2942) Cordie. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 242. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_2943. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Masiero, Joseph R.; Grav, T.; Mainzer, A. K.; Nugent, C. R.; Bauer, J. M.; Stevenson, R. et al. (August 2014). "Main-belt Asteroids with WISE/NEOWISE: Near-infrared Albedos". The Astrophysical Journal 791 (2): 11. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/791/2/121. Bibcode: 2014ApJ...791..121M. http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?bibcode=2014ApJ...791..121M. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- 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 AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 2942 Cordie at the JPL Small-Body Database
