Global Information1249 Rutherfordia information
 Lightcurve-based 3D-model of Rutherfordia | |
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | K. Reinmuth |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
| Discovery date | 4 November 1932 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | (1249) Rutherfordia |
Named after | Rutherford[2] (inner suburb of New York City) |
Alternative designations | 1932 VB · 1925 SF 1942 XV |
Minor planet category | main-belt · (inner) Flora[3][4] |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 84.98 yr (31,040 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.3947 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.0534 AU |
Semi-major axis | 2.2240 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.0767 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 3.32 yr (1,211 days) |
Mean anomaly | 150.14° |
Mean motion | 0° 17m 49.92s / day |
| Inclination | 4.8756° |
Longitude of ascending node | 259.00° |
Argument of perihelion | 223.37° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 12.41±0.8 km[5] 13.063±0.097 km[6] 14.060±0.069 km[7] 15.77±0.69 km[8] |
Synodic rotation period | 18.20±0.01 h[9] 18.220±0.005 h[10] 18.24 h[9] 18.242±0.001 h[11] |
Geometric albedo | 0.172±0.017[8] 0.2193±0.0240[7] 0.251±0.058[6] 0.2778±0.038[5] |
Spectral type | Tholen = S[1][3] B–V = 0.883[1] U–B = 0.484[1] |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.88±0.28[12] · 11.54[1][3][5][7][8] |
1249 Rutherfordia, provisional designation 1932 VB, is an elongated, stony Florian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 13 kilometers in diameter. Discovered by Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory in 1932, the asteroid was named after Rutherford, New Jersey a suburb of New York City, United States.[13]
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