Discovered by R. Schorr MPC designation 1240 Centenaria Orbital period 1,775 days Orbits Sun Discovery site Hamburg Observatory | Discovery date 5 February 1932 Minor planet category main-belt Discovered 5 February 1932 Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Named after 100th anniversary of Bergedorf Obs. Alternative names 1932 CD · 1930 VA1930 XG · A915 RF People also search for 1218 Aster, 1239 Queteleta, 741 Botolphia | ||
1240 Centenaria, provisional designation 1932 CD, is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 5, 1932, by astronomer Richard Schorr at Bergedorf Observatory in Hamburg, Germany. The asteroid measures about 59 kilometers in diameter. It orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.4–3.4 AU every 4.86 years and is inclined by 10 degrees to the ecliptic.
It was named Centenaria to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the discovering observatory on October 31, 1933.
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