1162 Larissa
1162 Larissa [1]| Discovery and designation |
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| Discovered by |
Reinmuth, K. |
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| Discovery date |
1930-Jan-05 |
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| Orbital characteristics |
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Epoch Orbital Elements at Epoch 2454400.5 (2007-Oct-27.0) TDB |
| Aphelion |
4.3733514 AU |
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| Perihelion |
3.4905336 AU |
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3.9319425 AU |
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| Eccentricity |
0.1122623 |
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2847.7977861 days
7.80 years |
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216.87777 ° |
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| Inclination |
1.88756 ° |
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39.82767 ° |
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211.85610 ° |
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| Physical characteristics |
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| Dimensions |
diameter 44.6 km |
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0.1485 |
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9.44 mag |
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1162 Larissa is an outer main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. Approximately 45 kilometers in diameter, it makes a revolution around the Sun once every 8 years. It was discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at Heidelberg, Germany on January 5, 1930. Its provisional designation was 1930 AC.[1] Later it was named for the city in eastern Thessaly.[2]
In Fiction
Larissa appears in the novel "Coming Home" by Jack McDevitt (Ace Books, 2014).
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". Retrieved October 17, 2007.
- ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer. ISBN 3-540-00238-3.