2572 Annschnell

2572 Annschnell

Discovery [1]
Discovered by	K. Reinmuth
Discovery site	Heidelberg Obs.
Discovery date	17 February 1950
Designations
MPC designation	2572 Annschnell
Named after	Anneliese Schnell (astronomer)[2]
Alternative names	1950 DL · 1969 LE 1977 SF · 1980 JN
Minor planet category	main-belt
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	66.04 yr (24120 days)
Aphelion	2.7426 AU (410.29 Gm)
Perihelion	2.0388 AU (305.00 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.3907 AU (357.64 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.14721
Orbital period	3.70 yr (1350.2 d)
Mean anomaly	207.90°
Mean motion	0° 15^m 59.868^s / day
Inclination	5.1394°
Longitude of ascending node	200.49°
Argument of perihelion	51.799°
Earth MOID	1.02837 AU (153.842 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	2.28987 AU (342.560 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter	3.512
Physical characteristics
Rotation period	6.328 h (0.2637 d)
Absolute magnitude (H)	13.2

2572 Annschnell, provisional designation 1950 DL, is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 17, 1950 by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory in Germany.^[1]

Named in honor of Austrian astronomer Anneliese Schnell at the Vienna Observatory. She was the first woman on the board of the Astronomische Gesellschaft, more than one century after its founding (1863).^[2]

References

1. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 2572 Annschnell (1950 DL)" (2015-01-20 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
2. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (2572) Annschnell. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 210. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved October 2015.

• Behrend, R. (2006) Observatoire de Geneve web site, http://obswww.unige.ch/~behrend/page_cou.html

External links

• "2572 Annschnell (1950 DL)". JPL Small-Body Database. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. SPK-ID: 2002572.
• 2572 Annschnell at the JPL Small-Body Database

• Discovery · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters