147 Protogeneia [SEP] discoverer or inventor
147 Protogeneia
Protogeneia (minor planet designation: 147 Protogenia) is a large main belt asteroid that was discovered by Hungarian astronomer Lipót Schulhof on July 10, 1875, from the Vienna Observatory; it was his only asteroid discovery. Its name is Greek for "first born" and was chosen by Karl L. Littrow in allusion to the fact that this was the first asteroid discovered by an astronomer who was already known for work in other fields of astronomy.
This object has a low orbital eccentricity and inclination. With an
), observer of asteroids and comets, discoverer of the main-belt asteroid 147 Protogeneia, and awardee of the Lalande Prize. The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 17 February 1984, based on a suggestion by Brian G. Marsden ().
Physical characteristics.
"Schulhof" is an assumed S-type asteroid.
Physical characteristics Rotation period.
In April 2002, a rotational lightcurve of "Schulhof" was obtained from photometeric observations at the U.S. Oakley Observatory. It gave a