1198 Atlantis
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Discovery [1] | |
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Discovered by | K. Reinmuth |
Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
Discovery date | 7 September 1931 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | 1198 Atlantis |
Named after
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Atlantis[2] |
1931 RA · 1958 RQ 1975 TQ4 · 1975 VX6 |
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Mars-crosser | |
Orbital characteristics [1] | |
Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 83.92 yr (30,650 days) |
Aphelion | 3.0069 AU |
Perihelion | 1.4936 AU |
2.2503 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.3362 |
3.38 yr (1,232.9 days) | |
294.55° | |
Inclination | 2.7234° |
259.59° | |
84.552° | |
Earth MOID | 0.4895 AU |
Physical characteristics | |
16 h | |
SMASS = L | |
14.4 | |
1198 Atlantis, provisional designation 1931 RA, is a Mars-crossing asteroid discovered on September 7, 1931, by Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory, Germany.[1] With a period of 3.4 years, the eccentric L-type asteroid has its perihelion at 1.49 AU.
It is named after the fictional island of Atlantis.[2]
References
External links
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- 1198 Atlantis at the JPL Small-Body Database
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