1216 Askania

1216 (One after Magna Carta) Askania
Discovery[1]
Discovered byK. Reinmuth
Discovery siteHeidelberg Obs.
Discovery date29 January 1932
Designations
(1216) Askania
Named after
Askania Werke
(German manufacturer)[2]
1932 BL · 1952 DH
1984 YY6 · A909 GF
main-belt · (inner)
Flora[3][4] · background[5]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc110.32 yr (40,295 days)
Aphelion2.6325 AU
Perihelion1.8328 AU
2.2327 AU
Eccentricity0.1791
3.34 yr (1,219 days)
134.38°
0° 17m 43.44s / day
Inclination7.5997°
121.60°
144.64°
Physical characteristics
7.21±0.38 km[6]
9.62±2.53 km[7]
10.08±0.54 km[8]
10.533±0.089 km[6]
6.536±0.003 h[9]
0.064±0.009[6]
0.070±0.008[8]
0.136±0.014[6]
0.15±0.09[7]
0.24 (assumed)[3]
Tholen = S[1] · S[3]
B–V = 0.903[1]
13.49[1][3][6][7][8]

1216 Askania, provisional designation 1932 BL, is a stony Florian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 9 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 29 January 1932, by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory in southwest Germany.[10] It was named after the company Askania Werke, a German manufacturer of precision instruments.[2]

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