1044 Teutonia
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | K. Reinmuth |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
| Discovery date | 10 May 1924 |
| Designations | |
| (1044) Teutonia | |
| Pronunciation | /tjuːˈtoʊniə/ |
Named after | Land of the Teutons |
| 1924 RO · 1925 XF 1929 RP · 1949 KX 1954 UY1 · 1958 RG 1958 UP · A907 EE | |
| main-belt · (middle) | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 109.95 yr (40,158 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.9470 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.2044 AU |
| 2.5757 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1442 |
| 4.13 yr (1,510 days) | |
| 147.35° | |
| 0° 14m 18.24s / day | |
| Inclination | 4.2515° |
| 59.962° | |
| 228.45° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 15.20±1.3 km 15.30 km (derived) 16.85±0.61 km 17.511±0.213 km 17.929±0.192 km |
| 2.84±0.04 h 3.140±0.0010 h 3.153±0.003 h 3.157±0.001 h 3.158±0.001 h 3.18±0.02 h | |
| 0.2449±0.0196 0.251±0.049 0.273±0.021 0.3340±0.063 0.3613 (derived) | |
| S | |
| 10.533±0.002 (R) · 10.8 · 10.9 | |
1044 Teutonia, provisional designation 1924 RO, is a stony asteroid from the central regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 16 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 10 May 1924, by astronomer Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory in southwest Germany. The asteroid was named after the land inhabited by the Teutonic people.