Discovered by K. Reinmuth 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 TF2 · 1930 OH Observation arc 85.33 yr (31167 days) Orbits Sun | |
Discovery site Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl Similar 1207 Ostenia, 1111 Reinmuthia, 1862 Apollo, Sun, 1419 Danzig | ||
1232 Cortusa, provisional designation 1931 TF2, is a main-belt asteroid, about 33 kilometers in diameter, discovered by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory on 10 October 1931.
The asteroid was named after Cortusa, a species of plant in the primrose family.
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