Discovered by K. Reinmuth MPC designation 1216 Askania Minor planet category main-belt Absolute magnitude 13.49 Discoverer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth | Discovery date 29 January 1932 Named after Askania (company) Discovered 29 January 1932 Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Alternative names 1932 BL · 1952 DH1984 YY6 · A909 GF Discovery site Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl Similar 1207 Ostenia, 1056 Azalea, 441 Bathilde, 276 Adelheid, 193 Ambrosia | ||
1216 Askania, provisional designation 1932 BL, is a stony main-belt asteroid discovered on January 29, 1932, by Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory, Germany. The S-type asteroid is a member of the Flora family, the largest of all known asteroid families.
Light curve observations show a periodicity of 7000653600000000000♠6.536±0.003 hours, during which time the brightness of the body varies by 6999300000000000000♠0.30±0.03 in magnitude.
It was named after "Askania Werke AG", a manufacturer of optical and astronomical instruments in Berlin (also see Cinetheodolite). The company went on to develop the auto pilot of the V-1 bomb in the following years.
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