Did You Know?
Kordula is about 80 kilometers wide!
What is an Asteroid?
An asteroid is a big rock in space.
How Do We Find Asteroids?
We use big tools to look at the sky.
What Kordula Does
Kordula spins around in space.
It is part of a big group of rocks.
It is far from Earth.
It is dark and cold.
People study Kordula to learn more.
Kordula helps us know about space.
More About Kordula
Kordula was found a long time ago. A man named Karl looked at the stars. He saw Kordula with a big tool. This was in 1920.
We can learn about Kordula from Earth. It helps us know how space works. Kordula is a cool rock!
In the future, we may send a ship to Kordula. This will help us learn even more. Space is full of surprises!
How Topics Connect
graph TD
A["940 Kordula"] --> B["Discovered on 10 October 1920"]
B --> C["Discovered by Karl Reinmuth"]
C --> D["Location: Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory"]
A --> E["Diameter: 80 kilometers"]
A --> F["Type: Carbonaceous F-type asteroid"]
A --> G["Rotation period: 15.6 hours"]
A --> H["Named 'Kordula' from Lahrer Hinkender Bote"]
What Do These Words Mean?
Cybele asteroid:A type of asteroid found in a specific area of the asteroid belt.
carbonaceous:Containing carbon; made of carbon.
rotation period:The time it takes for an object to spin once around its axis.
almanac:A book that provides information about events and facts for a specific year.
contemporaries:People or things that exist or happen at the same time.
