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Discovery
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| Discovered by | Reinmuth, K. |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | August 3, 1937 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 1457 |
| Named after | Ankara |
| Alternate name(s) | 1937 PA |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.1190244 |
| Peri | 2.2725098 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1570081 |
| Orbital period | 1616.6722741 |
| Mean anomaly | 69.96259 |
| Inclination | 6.09877 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 296.35718 |
| Argument of peri | 297.08497 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.6 |
1457 Ankara (1937 PA) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 3, 1937 by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at Heidelberg. It is named after the Turkish capital Ankara.
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