1138 Attica

1138 Attica
Discovery[1]
Discovered by K. Reinmuth
Discovery site Heidelberg Obs.
Discovery date 22 November 1929
Designations
MPC designation 1138 Attica
Named after
Attica Province (Greece)[2]
1929 WF · 1954 GK
main-belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 86.39 yr (31555 days)
Aphelion 3.3799 AU (505.63 Gm)
Perihelion 2.9108 AU (435.45 Gm)
3.1454 AU (470.55 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.074561
5.58 yr (2037.5 d)
214.36°
 10m 36.048s / day
Inclination 13.971°
283.50°
107.06°
Earth MOID 1.95535 AU (292.516 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 1.9977 AU (298.85 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.159
Physical characteristics
11.4

    1138 Attica, provisional designation 1929 WF, is a main-belt asteroid discovered by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory on November 22, 1929.[1]

    It is named after the province of Attica in eastern Greece with the capital Athens.[2]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1138 Attica (1929 WF)" (2015-08-06 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
    2. 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1138) Attica. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 96. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved October 2015.

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