2942 Cordie

2942 Cordie

Discovery [1]
Discovered by	K. Reinmuth
Discovery site	Heidelberg Obs.
Discovery date	29 January 1932
Designations
MPC designation	2942 Cordie
Named after	Cordie Robinson[2]
Alternative names	1932 BG · 1936 KF 1976 GS6 · 1982 BG2
Minor planet category	main-belt
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	84.04 yr (30694 days)
Aphelion	2.5835 AU (386.49 Gm)
Perihelion	1.8949 AU (283.47 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.2392 AU (334.98 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.15375
Orbital period	3.35 yr (1223.9 d)
Mean anomaly	268.23°
Mean motion	0° 17^m 38.94^s / day
Inclination	6.8184°
Longitude of ascending node	116.41°
Argument of perihelion	154.69°
Earth MOID	0.879641 AU (131.5924 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	2.51438 AU (376.146 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter	3.611
Physical characteristics
Rotation period	80.0 h (3.33 d)
Absolute magnitude (H)	13.0

2942 Cordie, provisional designation 1932 BG, is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 29, 1932 by Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory, Germany. The asteroid has a long rotation period of roughly 80 hours.^[1]

It is named after of Cordula "Cordie" Astrid Robinson, planetary geologist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.^[2]

References

1. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 2942 Cordie (1932 BG)" (2015-04-10 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
2. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (2942) Cordie. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 242. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

• Pravec, P.; Wolf, M.; Sarounova, L. (2006) http://www.asu.cas.cz/~ppravec/neo.htm
• Pray, D.P.; Kusnirak, P.; Galad, A.; Vilagi, J.; et al. (2007) Minor Planet Bul. 34, 44-46.

External links

• Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
• 2942 Cordie at the JPL Small-Body Database
  
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