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Discovery[1]
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| Discovered by | Max Wolf |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory |
| Discovery date | March 19, 1931 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 1179 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1931 FD |
| Minor planet category |
main belt |
| Epoch November 30, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.0721 AU |
| Peri | 2.163 AU |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61757 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.173664 |
| Orbital period | 1546.84 d |
| Mean anomaly | 79.265° |
| Inclination | 8.703° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 6.886° |
| Argument of peri | 234.656° |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.803 |
1179 Mally is an asteroid that was discovered by Max Wolf on March 19, 1931 and given the provisional designation 1931 FD.[1] It was named after the discoverer's daughter-in-law. It became a lost asteroid after its initial discovery but was rediscovered in 1986 by Lutz D. Schmadel, Richard Martin West and Hans-Emil Schuster.[3]
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