Discovered by K. Reinmuth MPC designation 1231 Auricula Minor planet category main-belt Discovered 10 October 1931 Discoverer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 10 October 1931 Alternative names 1931 TE2 Observation arc 84.52 yr (30872 days) Orbits Sun Named after Primula auricula | |
Discovery site Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl Similar 1207 Ostenia, 1111 Reinmuthia, 1056 Azalea, 441 Bathilde, 193 Ambrosia | ||
1231 Auricula, provisional designation 1931 TE2, is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 10, 1931, by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory in Germany. It measures about 23 kilometers in diameter.
The asteroid was later named after auricula, a yellow flowered Alpine primrose.
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