Astronomy:2942 Cordie

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2942 Cordie
Discovery [1]
Discovered byK. Reinmuth
Discovery siteHeidelberg Obs.
Discovery date29 January 1932
Designations
(2942) Cordie
Named afterCordie Robinson[2]
1932 BG · 1936 KF
1976 GS6 · 1982 BG2
Minor planet categorymain-belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc84.57 yr (30,890 days)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}2.5826 AU
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}1.8949 AU
2.2388 AU
Eccentricity0.1536
Orbital period3.35 yr (1,224 days)
Mean anomaly84.621°
Mean motion0° 17m 39.12s / day
Inclination6.8175°
Longitude of ascending node116.39°
154.85°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions6.657±0.183 km[3]
Rotation period80.0 h (3.33 d)
Geometric albedo0.262±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. 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. 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. 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. Bibcode2014ApJ...791..121M. http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?bibcode=2014ApJ...791..121M. Retrieved 15 June 2017. 

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