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1249 Rutherfordia

asteroid
Thing asteroid Q137303

Facts

27 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
1248 Jugurtha[4]
Followed by
1250 Galanthus[5]
Absolute magnitude
+11.54, +11.44[17][18]
Albedo
+0.2778, +0.251[37][38]
Apoapsis
+2.395, +2.395030972260283[28][29]
Argument of periapsis
+223.18719, +224.1190577269819[32][33]
Asteroid spectral type
S-type asteroid[12]
Diameter
+13.063[36]
Discoverer or inventor
Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[39]
Longitude of ascending node
+258.99813, +258.8910005951399[24][25]
Mean anomaly
+328.60380, +320.7340843719226[34][35]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[6]
Named after
Ernest Rutherford[3]
Orbital eccentricity
0.08 (0.08–0.08, n=3)[14][15][16]
Orbital inclination
+4.87574, +4.872415415829967[19][20]
Orbital period
+3.32, +1211.831584080896[21][22]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[7]
Periapsis
+2.0541690, +2.053936419672481[30][31]
Provisional designation
1925 SF, 1932 VB, 1942 XV[8][9][10]
Rotation period
+18.242[23]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.2244572, +2.224483695966382[26][27]
Significant event
naming[13]
Show all 27 facts +3
Site of astronomical discovery
Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory[2]
Time of discovery or invention
November 4, 1932[11]
Time of periapsis
+2461132.6768798223
🏷️ Also known as
en Rutherfordia de (1249) Rutherfordia el 1249 Ραδερφορντία fa سیارک ۱۲۴۹ ru 1942 XV ru Резерфордия ru 1925 SF ru (1249) 1932 VB ru (1249) Резерфордия ru 1932 VB uk 1249 Резерфордія zh 小行星1249
🔖 Identifiers · 5
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
1249Rutherfordia (Lightcurve Inversion).png ↗
DAMIT asteroid ID
402
Freebase ID
/m/03y87tr
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20001249
Minor Planet Center body ID
1249

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  1. [1] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Albedo → {'amount': '+0.2778'}, {'amount': '+0.251'}
    Time of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2461132.6768798223'}
    Mean anomaly → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+328.60380'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+320.7340843719226'}
    Follows → 1248 Jugurtha
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