Discovery date 28 January 1927 Observation arc 89.22 yr (32588 days) Orbits Sun Named after Max Planck | Alternative names 1927 BC Discovered 28 January 1927 Discoverer Max Wolf Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Discovered by Maximilian Franz Joseph Cornelius Wolf Aphelion 3.47724 AU (520.188 Gm) Perihelion 2.7821069 AU (416.19727 Gm) Discovery site Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl Similar 528 Rezia, 417 Suevia, 1056 Azalea, 509 Iolanda, 540 Rosamunde | ||
1069 Planckia is a main belt asteroid. It was discovered by Max Wolf on January 28, 1927, and assigned a provisional designation of 1927 BC. It was named after physicist Max Planck.
Photometric measurements made in 2000, when combined with earlier observations, showed a light curve with a period of 8.643 ± 0.05 hours. As of 2013, the estimate for the rotation period is 8.665 hours.
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