1151 Ithaka

1151 Ithaka[1]
Discovery
Discovered by Reinmuth, K.
Discovery date 8 September 1929
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 86.55 yr (31613 days)
Aphelion 3.0719130 AU (459.55164 Gm)
Perihelion 1.7382166 AU (260.03350 Gm)
2.4050648 AU (359.79257 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.2772683
3.73 yr (1362.3 d)
107.09231°
 15m 51.297s / day
Inclination 6.559358°
225.46267°
122.29392°
Earth MOID 0.742105 AU (111.0173 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.39874 AU (358.846 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.461
Physical characteristics
4.93115 h (0.205465 d)
13.2

    1151 Ithaka is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. It makes a revolution around the Sun once every 4 years. It was discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at Heidelberg, Germany on September 8, 1929.[1] It was named after the Greek island of Ithaca in the Ionian Sea. Its provisional designation was 1929 RK.[2]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". Retrieved 1 May 2016.
    2. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer. ISBN 3-540-00238-3.

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