2278 Götz
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | K. Reinmuth |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
| Discovery date | 7 April 1953 |
| Designations | |
| (2278) Götz | |
Named after | Paul Götz (German astronomer) |
| 1953 GE · 1953 GR1 1976 GE2 · 1976 JG | |
| main-belt · (inner) background | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 65.12 yr (23,784 d) |
| Aphelion | 2.8190 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.0867 AU |
| 2.4528 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1493 |
| 3.84 yr (1,403 d) | |
| 284.69° | |
| 0° 15m 23.76s / day | |
| Inclination | 4.2036° |
| 53.419° | |
| 207.18° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 11.769±0.057 km | |
| 0.039±0.009 | |
| Tholen = FC B–V = 0.634 U–B = 0.229 | |
| 13.5 | |
2278 Götz, provisional designation 1953 GE, is a dark background asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt's background population, approximately 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 7 April 1953, by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at the Heidelberg Observatory in southwest Germany. The F/C-type asteroid was named after astronomer Paul Götz.