1204 Renzia

1204 Renzia
Modelled shape of Renzia from its lightcurve
Discovery[1]
Discovered byK. Reinmuth
Discovery siteHeidelberg Obs.
Discovery date6 October 1931; 92 years ago (1931-10-06)
Designations
(1204) Renzia
Named after
Franz Robert Renz[2]
(German-Russian astronomer)
1931 TE
Mars-crosser[1][3][4]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc85.99 yr (31,407 days)
Aphelion2.9279 AU
Perihelion1.5984 AU
2.2632 AU
Eccentricity0.2937
3.40 yr (1,244 days)
110.18°
0° 17m 22.2s / day
Inclination1.8796°
7.5758°
313.75°
Earth MOID0.5861 AU · 228.3 LD
Mars MOID0.2114 AU
Physical characteristics
10.49±2.10 km[5]
10.73±0.31 km[6]
10.82 km (derived)[4]
7.885±0.0025 h[7]
7.885±0.015 h[8]
7.88695±0.00005 h[9]
7.88697±0.00001 h[10]
0.2103 (derived)[4]
0.222±0.014[6]
0.254±0.102[5]
SMASS = S[1][4]
11.736±0.002 (R)[7] · 12.00[1][5] · 12.13±0.43[11] · 12.14[4] · 12.14±0.09[8][12] · 12.20[6]

1204 Renzia (provisional designation 1931 TE) is a stony asteroid and sizable Mars-crosser on an eccentric orbit from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 10 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by astronomer Karl Reinmuth at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory in southwest Germany on 6 October 1931.[3] The asteroid was named after German-Russian astronomer Franz Renz.[2]

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