1180 Rita

1180 Rita is a main belt asteroid with a diameter of 97 km. It possesses a 0.159614 eccentricity of and an orbital period of 2 915.88 days (7.99 years).

Rita has an average orbital speed of 14.90283178 km/s and an inclination of 7.19821º.

This asteroid was discovered in 9 April 1931 by Karl Reinmuth. Its provisional name was 1931 GE. Any reference of its later name, Rita, is unknown.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer. ISBN 3-540-00238-3.


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