1944 Günter, provisional designation 1925 RA, is an asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 5 kilometers in diameter.
Discovery[1] | |
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Discovered by | K. Reinmuth |
Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
Discovery date | 14 September 1925 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | (1944) Günter |
Named after | Günter Reinmuth (son of discoverer)[2] |
Alternative designations | 1925 RA · 1972 TY3 |
Minor planet category | main-belt · (inner) |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 91.52 yr (33,426 days) |
Aphelion | 2.7709 AU |
Perihelion | 1.7080 AU |
Semi-major axis | 2.2394 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.2373 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 3.35 yr (1,224 days) |
Mean anomaly | 166.20° |
Mean motion | 0° 17m 38.76s / day |
Inclination | 5.4892° |
Longitude of ascending node | 212.44° |
Argument of perihelion | 124.82° |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 4.905±0.070 km[3] |
Geometric albedo | 0.117±0.015[3] |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.8[1] |
It was discovered on 14 September 1925, by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory in southern Germany, and named after the discoverer's son, Günter Reinmuth.[2][4]
Günter orbits the Sun in the inner main-belt at a distance of 1.7–2.8 AU once every 3 years and 4 months (1,224 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.24 and an inclination of 5° with respect to the ecliptic.[1] As no precoveries were taken and no prior identifications were made, the body's observation arc begins at Heidelberg, one night after its official discovery observation.[4]
According to the survey carried out by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer with its subsequent NEOWISE mission, Günter measures 4.9 kilometers in diameter, and its surface has an albedo of 0.117.[3] As of 2017, its composition, rotation period and shape remain unknown.[1][5]
This minor planet was named by Karl Reinmuth after his son, Günter Reinmuth.[2] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 18 April 1977 (M.P.C. 4157).[6]
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