| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | K. Reinmuth |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
| Discovery date | 14 September 1925 |
| Designations | |
| (1944) Günter | |
Named after | Günter Reinmuth (son of discoverer)[2] |
| 1925 RA · 1972 TY3 | |
| main-belt · (inner) | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 91.52 yr (33,426 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.7709AU |
| Perihelion | 1.7080 AU |
| 2.2394 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.2373 |
| 3.35yr (1,224 days) | |
| 166.20° | |
| 0° 17m 38.76s / day | |
| Inclination | 5.4892° |
| 212.44° | |
| 124.82° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 4.905±0.070 km[3] |
| 0.117±0.015[3] | |
| 13.8[1] | |
1944 Günter, provisional designation1925 RA, is anasteroid from the inner regions of theasteroid belt, approximately 5 kilometers in diameter.
It was discovered on 14 September 1925, by German astronomerKarl Reinmuth atHeidelberg Observatory in southern Germany, and named after the discoverer's son, Günter Reinmuth.[2][4]
Günter orbits the Sun in theinner main-belt at a distance of 1.7–2.8 AU once every 3 years and 4 months (1,224 days). Its orbit has aneccentricity of 0.24 and aninclination of 5° with respect to theecliptic.[1] As noprecoveries were taken and no prior identifications were made, the body'sobservation arc begins at Heidelberg, one night after its official discovery observation.[4]
According to the survey carried out by NASA'sWide-field Infrared Survey Explorer with its subsequentNEOWISE mission,Günter measures 4.9 kilometers in diameter, and its surface has analbedo of 0.117.[3] As of 2017, its composition,rotation period and shape remain unknown.[1][5]
Thisminor planet was named by Karl Reinmuth after his son, Günter Reinmuth.[2] The officialnaming citation was published by theMinor Planet Center on 18 April 1977 (M.P.C. 4157).[6]
