Discovered by K. Reinmuth MPC designation 1205 Ebella Minor planet category main-belt Discovered 6 October 1931 Discoverer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth | Discovery date 6 October 1931 Alternative names 1931 TB1 · 1970 JT Orbital period 1,475 days Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Named after Martin Ebell (astronomer) Discovery site Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl Similar 1207 Ostenia, 1862 Apollo, Sun, 1419 Danzig, 1056 Azalea | ||
1205 Ebella, provisional designation 1931 TB1, is an eccentric asteroid from the asteroid belt that was discovered by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory on 6 October 1931. The asteroid orbits the Sun at a distance of 1.8–3.2 AU once every 4.04 years or 1,474 days. Its orbital eccentricity is 0.27.
It was named after astronomer Carl Wilhelm Ludwig Martin Ebell (1871–1944) from Kiel, Germany, who was on the staff of the Astronomische Nachrichten.
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