(1232) Cortusa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 October 1931 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Cortusa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cortusa is 2.82 au from the Sun and 3.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1232 |
| Provisional designation | 1931 TF2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 36.4 km (#1,094 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0720 |
| Rotation period | 25.2 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.31 |
| Orbital period | 5.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.72 – 3.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.142 |
| Inclination | 10.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.71 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 10 October 1931
- (1231) Auricula
- (1233) Kobresia
- (1271) Isergina
- (1272) Gefion
- (2855) Bastian
- (3144) Brosche
- (11434) Lohnert