1815 Beethoven
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | K. Reinmuth |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
| Discovery date | 27 January 1932 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1815 Beethoven |
Named after | Ludwig van Beethoven[2] |
|
1932 CE1 · 1938 EP 1952 SO · 1954 BD 1958 TJ · 1969 UY1 1971 BN1 | |
| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 84.15 yr (30734 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.7464 AU (560.45 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.5645 AU (383.64 Gm) |
| 3.1555 AU (472.06 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.18727 |
| 5.61 yr (2047.3 d) | |
| 355.24° | |
| 0° 10m 33.024s / day | |
| Inclination | 2.7382° |
| 110.94° | |
| 358.78° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.58108 AU (236.526 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 1.39226 AU (208.279 Gm) |
| Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 3.177 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 30.36 km |
Mean radius | 15.18 ± 1.1 km |
| 54 h (2.3 d) | |
| 0.0548 ± 0.009 | |
|
BV = 0.617 mag UB = 0.330 mag Tholen = F | |
| 11.36 | |
|
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1815 Beethoven, provisional designation 1932 CE1, is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 27, 1932, by Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory. It measures about 30 kilometers in diameter and belongs to the relatively rare group of F-type asteroids.
The light curve of this minor planet has a period of 54 ± 1 hours.[3]
It is named after German composer Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827).[2][4]
References
- 1 2 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1815 Beethoven (1932 CE1)" (2015-02-06 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1815) Beethoven. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 145. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ↑ Stephens, Robert D. (September 2005). "Asteroid lightcurve photometry from Santana Observatory - winter 2005". The Minor Planet Bulletin. 32 (3): 66–68. Bibcode:2005MPBu...32...66S.
- ↑ Ash, Russell (10 November 2011). Boring, Botty and Spong. RHCP. p. 18. ISBN 978-1-4090-9739-6.
External links
- "1815 Beethoven (1932 CE1)". JPL Small-Body Database. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. SPK-ID: 2001815.
- 1815 Beethoven at the JPL Small-Body Database
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