1205 Ebella

1205 Ebella
Discovery[1]
Discovered by K. Reinmuth
Discovery site Heidelberg Obs.
Discovery date 6 October 1931
Designations
MPC designation 1205 Ebella
Named after
Martin Ebell (astronomer)[2]
1931 TB1 · 1970 JT
main-belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 83.71 yr (30575 days)
Aphelion 3.2298 AU (483.17 Gm)
Perihelion 1.8411 AU (275.42 Gm)
2.5354 AU (379.29 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.27384
4.04 yr (1474.6 d)
6.1569°
 14m 38.868s / day
Inclination 8.8616°
23.084°
349.27°
Earth MOID 0.841447 AU (125.8787 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.22691 AU (333.141 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.379
Physical characteristics
13.5

    1205 Ebella, provisional designation 1931 TB1, is an eccentric asteroid from the asteroid belt that was discovered by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory on 6 October 1931. The asteroid orbits the Sun at a distance of 1.8–3.2 AU once every 4.04 years or 1,474 days. Its orbital eccentricity is 0.27.[1]

    It was named after astronomer Carl Wilhelm Ludwig Martin Ebell (1871–1944) from Kiel, Germany, who was on the staff of the Astronomische Nachrichten.[2]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1205 Ebella (1931 TB1)" (2015-06-22 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
    2. 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1205) Ebella. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 101. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved 22 August 2016.

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