1346 Gotha
1346 Gotha, provisional designation 1929 CY, is a stony background asteroid from the central regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 14 kilometers (8.7 mi) in diameter. It was discovered on 5 February 1929, by astronomer Karl Reinmuth at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory in southwest Germany. The presumed S-type asteroid has a short rotation period of 2.6 hours. It was named for the German city of Gotha, located in Thuringia.
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | K. Reinmuth |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
| Discovery date | 5 February 1929 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | (1346) Gotha |
Named after | Gotha (German city in Thuringia) |
Alternative designations | 1929 CY · 1931 RC1 1948 PL1 · 1952 OC |
Minor planet category | main-belt · (middle) background · Eunomia |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 27 April 2019 (JD 2458600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 90.53 yr (33,065 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.0948 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.1599 AU |
Semi-major axis | 2.6274 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.1779 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 4.26 yr (1,556 d) |
Mean anomaly | 147.30° |
Mean motion | 0° 13m 53.04s / day |
| Inclination | 13.849° |
Longitude of ascending node | 166.12° |
| 250.00° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean diameter | 13.731±0.120 km 13.747±0.325 km |
Synodic rotation period | 2.64067±0.00002 h |
| 0.278±0.009 0.2794±0.0411 | |
| S (est.) B–V = 0.840 | |
| 11.25 11.32 11.4 | |
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