940 Kordula
| Discovery Perihelion | 2.7940 AU | |
|---|---|---|
| 3.3657 AU | ||
| Eccentricity | 0.1699 | |
| 6.17 yr (2,255 d) | ||
| 41.359° | ||
| 0° 9m 34.56s / day | ||
| Inclination | 6.2428° | |
| 66.320° | ||
| 283.51° | ||
| Physical characteristics | ||
Mean diameter | ||
Synodic rotation period | 15.57±0.36 h[7][8] | |
| 9.2[3] 9.3[1] | ||
940 Kordula (Lahrer Hinkender Bote.[2]
Orbit and classification
Kordula is a non-
Heidelberg Observatory on 11 October 1920, the night after its official discovery observation.[1]
Naming
This
Saint Cordula
.
Reinmuth's calendar names
As with 22 other asteroids – starting with
Lutz Schmadel, the author of the Dictionary of Minor Planet Names learned about Reinmuth's source of inspiration from private communications with Dutch astronomer Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld, who worked as a young astronomer at Heidelberg.[2]
Physical characteristics
In the
Tholen classification, Kordula is closest to an F-type asteroid, and somewhat similar to that to a common carbonaceous C-type asteroid.[3][11]
Rotation period
In October 1999, a rotational
Diameter and albedo
According to the surveys carried out by the
Further published mean-diameters and albedos by the WISE team include (77.941±26.705 km), (87.10±25.52 km), (87.29±33.02 km), and (93.192±1.325 km) with corresponding albedos of (0.044±0.024), (0.04±0.03), (0.04±0.03), and (0.0308±0.0066).[11][7] The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link adopts the results from IRAS, that is, an albedo of 0.0352 and a diameter of 87.21 km based on an absolute magnitude of 9.55.[7][11]
References
- ^ a b c d e "940 Kordula (A920 TE)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 940 Kordula (A920 TE)" (2020-01-07 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ S2CID 119293330.
- ^ Bibcode:2004PDSS...12.....T. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ )
- ^ a b c d "LCDB Data for (940) Kordula". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ .
- ^ "Asteroid 940 Kordula – Proper Elements". AstDyS-2, Asteroids – Dynamic Site. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ "Lahrer hinkender Bote – Kalender 1925". Badischen Landesbibliothek. 1925. p. 1. Retrieved 16 February 2020. Lahrer Bote archive
- ^ a b c "Asteroid 940 Kordula". Small Bodies Data Ferret. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
External links
- Lightcurve Database Query (LCDB), at www.minorplanet.info
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
- 940 Kordula at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 940 Kordula at the JPL Small-Body Database
