1219 Britta

Britta

Discovery
Discovered by	Max Wolf
Discovery site	Heidelberg
Discovery date	6 February 1932
Designations
MPC designation	1219
Alternative names	1932 CJ
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	110.98 yr (40536 days)
Aphelion	2.4884069 AU (372.26037 Gm)
Perihelion	1.9379905 AU (289.91925 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.213199 AU (331.0899 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.1243486
Orbital period	3.29 yr (1202.6 d)
Mean anomaly	311.65929°
Mean motion	0° 17^m 57.646^s / day
Inclination	4.413641°
Longitude of ascending node	42.54142°
Argument of perihelion	23.55308°
Earth MOID	0.95071 AU (142.224 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	2.78031 AU (415.928 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter	3.641
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	11.43 km
Mean radius	5.715±0.45 km
Rotation period	5.575 h (0.2323 d)
Sidereal rotation period	5.575
Geometric albedo	0.2267±0.040
Absolute magnitude (H)	11.8

1219 Britta (1932 CJ) is Main-belt asteroid discovered on February 6, 1932, by Max Wolf at Heidelberg.^[2]

The origin of its later naming is not known.^[3]

References

1. "1219 Britta (1932 CJ)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
2. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". Retrieved October 17, 2007.
3. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer. p. 100. ISBN 3-540-00238-3.

External links

• 1219 Britta at the JPL Small-Body Database

• Discovery · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters