2942 Cordie

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2942 Cordie
Discovery [1]
Discovered by K. Reinmuth
Discovery site Heidelberg Obs.
Discovery date29 January 1932
Designations
(2942) Cordie
Named after
Cordie Robinson [2]
1932 BG ·1936 KF
1976 GS6 ·1982 BG2
main-belt
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 84.57 yr (30,890 days)
Aphelion 2.5826 AU
Perihelion 1.8949 AU
2.2388 AU
Eccentricity 0.1536
3.35 yr (1,224 days)
84.621°
0° 17m 39.12s / day
Inclination 6.8175°
116.39°
154.85°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions6.657±0.183 km [3]
80.0  h (3.33  d)
0.262±0.029 [3]
13.0 [1]

    2942 Cordie, provisional designation 1932 BG, is an asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 7 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 29 January 1932, by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory in southwest Germany.

    The asteroid has a long rotation period of roughly 80 hours. [1] It was named after of Cordie Robinson, planetary geologist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. [2]

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    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 2942 Cordie (1932 BG)" (2016-08-25 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Archived from the original on 14 September 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
    2. 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). "(2942) Cordie". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (2942) Cordie. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 242. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_2943. ISBN   978-3-540-29925-7.
    3. 1 2 Masiero, Joseph R.; Grav, T.; Mainzer, A. K.; Nugent, C. R.; Bauer, J. M.; Stevenson, R.; et al. (August 2014). "Main-belt Asteroids with WISE/NEOWISE: Near-infrared Albedos". The Astrophysical Journal. 791 (2): 11. arXiv: 1406.6645 . Bibcode:2014ApJ...791..121M. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/791/2/121 . Retrieved 15 June 2017.