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1077 Campanula

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Discovered by
  
K. Reinmuth

MPC designation
  
1077 Campanula

Observation arc
  
89.35 yr (32636 days)

Orbits
  
Sun

Named after
  
Bellflowers

Discovery date
  
6 October 1926

Minor planet category
  
main-belt

Discovered
  
6 October 1926

Discoverer
  
Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth

Asteroid group
  
Asteroid belt

Alternative names
  
1926 TK · 1957 AJ 1972 CB

Discovery site
  
Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl

Similar
  
1056 Azalea, 1111 Reinmuthia, 1002 Olbersia, Asteroid belt, 1001 Gaussia

1077 Campanula, provisional designation 1926 TK, is a main-belt asteroid discovered by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory on 6 October 1926.

The asteroid was named after Campanula, the bellflower.

References

1077 Campanula Wikipedia