1322 Coppernicus

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1322 Coppernicus
U–B = 0.321[1]
12.30[1][6] · 12.41[3][7][9] · 12.70[8] · 12.75±0.31[11]

1322 Coppernicus, provisional designation 1934 LA, is a stony background

Heidelberg Observatory in 1934, the asteroid was later named after Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus.[2][12]

Discovery

Coppernicus was discovered on 15 June 1934, by German astronomer

Uccle Observatory.[2] The Minor Planet Center only recognizes the first discoverer.[12]

Orbit and classification

Coppernicus is a non-

semi-major axis of 2.42 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.23 and an inclination of 23° with respect to the ecliptic.[1] The body's observation arc begins at Heidelberg/Uccle in June 1934, on the night of its official discovery observation.[12]

Physical characteristics

In the

Tholen classification, Coppernicus is a common, stony S-type asteroid.[3]

Rotation period

Published in 1991, a first rotational

U=1/2).[10]

Diameter and albedo

According to the surveys carried out by the Japanese

albedo between 0.133 and 0.211.[5][6][7][8]

The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assumes a standard albedo for stony asteroids of 0.20 and derives a diameter of 9.80 kilometers based on an absolute magnitude of 12.41.[3]

Naming

This

H 120). The lunar crater Copernicus as well as the Martian crater Copernicus are both named in his honor.[2] The asteroid's unusual spelling, "Coppernicus", is attributed to German biographer Leopold Prowe.[a]

Notes

  1. ^ The name's spelling with pp was used by Nicolaus Copernicus himself in most cases, especially in official documents. Based on over two dozen signatures of the astronomers, of which more than 74% use the spelling with two p, Prowe and Curtze came to the conclusion that the form Coppernicus is the best form to represent the chosen name of the astronomer (and the form Koppernick for his family). - Maximilian Curtze (de): Ueber die Orthographie des Namens Coppernicus., in the foreword to Nicolaus Coppernicus aus Thorn über die Kreisbewegungen der Weltkörper, 1879 (from German wikisource)

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1322 Coppernicus (1934 LA)" (2017-11-01 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  2. ^
    ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3
    .
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "LCDB Data for (1322) Coppernicus". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Asteroid 1322 Coppernicus – Proper Elements". AstDyS-2, Asteroids – Dynamic Site. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  5. ^
    doi:10.1088/0004-637X/791/2/121
    .
  6. ^
    doi:10.1088/2041-8205/759/1/L8
    . Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  7. ^
    doi:10.1088/0004-637X/741/2/90
    .
  8. ^
    doi:10.1093/pasj/63.5.1117. (online, AcuA catalog p. 153
    )
  9. ^
    ISSN 0019-1035
    . Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  10. ^ a b Behrend, Raoul. "Asteroids and comets rotation curves – (1322) Coppernicus". Geneva Observatory. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  11. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2015.08.007
    . Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  12. ^ a b c d "1322 Coppernicus (1934 LA)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 30 November 2017.

External links

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