Discovered by K. Reinmuth MPC designation 1275 Cimbria Minor planet category main-belt Orbits Sun | Discovery date 30 November 1932 Discovered 30 November 1932 Discoverer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Alternative names 1932 WG · 1949 QL2A914 TG Discovery site Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl Similar Asteroid belt, 85 Io, 258 Tyche, 15 Eunomia, 1862 Apollo | ||
1275 Cimbria, provisional designation 1932 WG, is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 30, 1932, by astronomer Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory, Germany. The X-type asteroid measures about 29 kilometers in diameter.
Named for the Cimbri people encountered by the Romans in Noricum. At first victorious, they were destroyed by Marius in 101 B.C. (see Cimbrian War).
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