1249 Rutherfordia

Rutherfordia

A three-dimensional model of 1249 Rutherfordia based on its light curve.
Discovery
Discovered by	K. Reinmuth
Discovery site	Heidelberg
Discovery date	4 November 1932
Designations
MPC designation	1249
Named after	The city of Rutherford
Alternative names	1932 VB
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	83.46 yr (30482 days)
Aphelion	2.3945435 AU (358.21861 Gm)
Perihelion	2.0546766 AU (307.37524 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.224610 AU (332.7969 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.0763880
Orbital period	3.32 yr (1211.9 d)
Mean anomaly	31.042701°
Mean motion	0° 17^m 49.365^s / day
Inclination	4.873543°
Longitude of ascending node	259.03766°
Argument of perihelion	223.63094°
Earth MOID	1.07227 AU (160.409 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	2.66447 AU (398.599 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter	3.638
Physical characteristics
Mean radius	6.205±0.4 km
Rotation period	18.20 h (0.758 d)
Geometric albedo	0.2778±0.038
Absolute magnitude (H)	11.54

1249 Rutherfordia (1932 VB) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 4, 1932, by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.^[1] It was later named after the city Rutherford in New York.^[2]

References

1. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". NASA. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
2. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer. p. 102. ISBN 3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 2014-08-21.

• Behrend, R. (2001) Observatoire de Geneve web site, http://obswww.unige.ch/~behrend/page_cou.html
• Behrend, R. (2004) Observatoire de Geneve web site, http://obswww.unige.ch/~behrend/page_cou.html

External links

• 1249 Rutherfordia at the JPL Small-Body Database

• Discovery · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters