Discovered by K. Reinmuth Alternative names 1934 LA Observation arc 29849 days (81.72 yr) Discovered 15 June 1934 Discoverer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 15 June 1934 Minor planet category Main belt Aphelion 2.9910 AU (447.45 Gm) Orbits Sun Named after Nicolaus Copernicus | |
Discovery site Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl Similar Sun, Solar System, Asteroid belt, 1862 Apollo, 1419 Danzig | ||
(1322) Coppernicus is an asteroid orbiting the Sun. It was discovered on 15 June 1934 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth in Heidelberg.
The name refers to astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus, with the spelling according to the one preferred by the biographer Leopold Prowe.
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