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)
Semi-major axis	2.4050648 AU (359.79257 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.2772683
Orbital period	3.73 yr (1362.3 d)
Mean anomaly	107.09231°
Mean motion	0° 15^m 51.297^s / day
Inclination	6.559358°
Longitude of ascending node	225.46267°
Argument of perihelion	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
Rotation period	4.93115 h (0.205465 d)
Absolute magnitude (H)	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. "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.

External links

• 1151 Ithaka at the JPL Small-Body Database

• Discovery · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters