Discovered by K. Reinmuth MPC designation 1010 Marlene Observation arc 112.42 yr (41061 days) Orbits Sun Named after Marlene Dietrich | Discovery date 12 November 1923 Minor planet category main-belt Discovered 12 November 1923 Discoverer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Alternative names 1923 PF · 1937 NB1
1950 CJ · 1950 EY
A903 UD · A908 VA Discovery site Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl Similar 1056 Azalea, 1002 Olbersia, 1001 Gaussia, 1111 Reinmuthia, 1102 Pepita | ||
1010 Marlene is an main-belt asteroid about 44 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory on November 12, 1923, and assigned a provisional designation was 1923 PF. It was later named after Marlene Dietrich, with the 1010 identifier indicating the order of the minor planet discovery. Photometric measurements of the asteroid made in 2005 at the Palmer Divide Observatory showed a light curve with a period of 31.06 ± 0.02 hours and a brightness variation of 0.32 ± 0.02 in magnitude.
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