1457 Ankara
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | K. Reinmuth |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
| Discovery date | 3 August 1937 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1457 Ankara |
Named after | Ankara[2] |
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1937 PA · 1933 SA 1934 XG · 1936 FL1 1943 YD · 1966 BG | |
| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 81.64 yr (29,819 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.1167 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.2797 AU |
| 2.6982 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1551 |
| 4.43 yr (1618.9 days) | |
| 289.85° | |
| Inclination | 6.0937° |
| 296.33° | |
| 296.17° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.2766 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 31.8 h | |
| 10.8 | |
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1457 Ankara, provisional designation 1937 PA, is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 3, 1937, by Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory, Germany.[1]
It is named after the Turkish capital Ankara.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1457 Ankara (1937 PA)" (2015-05-10 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved October 2015.
- 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1457) Ankara. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 117. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved October 2015.
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