1198 Atlantis
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | K. Reinmuth |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
| Discovery date | 7 September 1931 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1198 Atlantis |
Named after | Atlantis[2] |
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1931 RA · 1958 RQ 1975 TQ4 · 1975 VX6 | |
| Mars-crosser | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 83.92 yr (30,650 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.0069 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.4936 AU |
| 2.2503 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.3362 |
| 3.38 yr (1,232.9 days) | |
| 294.55° | |
| Inclination | 2.7234° |
| 259.59° | |
| 84.552° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.4895 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 16 h | |
| SMASS = L | |
| 14.4 | |
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1198 Atlantis, provisional designation 1931 RA, is a Mars-crossing asteroid discovered on September 7, 1931, by Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory, Germany.[1] With a period of 3.4 years, the eccentric L-type asteroid has its perihelion at 1.49 AU.
It is named after the fictional island of Atlantis.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1198 Atlantis (1931 RA)" (2015-08-14 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved October 2015.
- 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1198) Atlantis. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 100. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved October 2015.
External links
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- 1198 Atlantis at the JPL Small-Body Database
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