Discovered by K. Reinmuth MPC designation 1014 Semphyra Discovered 29 January 1924 Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 29 January 1924 Minor planet category main-belt Inclination 2.2676° Discoverer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth | |
Named after figure in poem by Aleksandr Pushkin Alternative names 1924 PW · 1932 WH
1984 YP6 Discovery site Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl Similar 1056 Azalea, 1002 Olbersia, 1001 Gaussia, 1207 Ostenia, 1111 Reinmuthia | ||
1014 Semphyra is a main-belt asteroid discovered by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory on January 29, 1924. Its provisional designation was 1924 PW. It was named after a character in a poem by Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin.
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