1217 Maximiliana
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | E. Delporte |
| Discovery site | Uccle |
| Discovery date | 13 March 1932 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1217 |
Named after | Max Wolf |
| 1932 EC | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 90.14 yr (32922 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.7154723 AU (406.22887 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 1.9906289 AU (297.79384 Gm) |
| 2.353051 AU (352.0114 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1540221 |
| 3.61 yr (1318.4 d) | |
| 87.193831° | |
| 0° 16m 23.014s / day | |
| Inclination | 5.153599° |
| 148.43662° | |
| 91.41644° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.986296 AU (147.5478 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 2.30151 AU (344.301 Gm) |
| Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 3.535 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 3.1987 h (0.13328 d) | |
| 14.39 to 18.13[2] | |
| 12.6 | |
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1217 Maximiliana (1932 EC) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 13, 1932, by E. Delporte at Uccle. It was later named in honour after Max Wolf, the founder and director of the Observatory at Heidelberg.[3]
In 1932 there were 188 minor planets discovered.[4]
Asteroid 1217 Maximiliana (apparent magnitude 15.9) near spiral galaxy NGC 521 (magnitude 13).
References
- ↑ "1217 Maximiliana (1932 EC)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ↑ Magnitudes generated with JPL Horizons for the years 1950 through 2100
- ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer. p. 100. ISBN 3-540-00238-3.
- ↑ Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 93, p.269
External links
- Orbital simulation from JPL (Java) / Ephemeris
- 1217 Maximiliana at the JPL Small-Body Database
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