1041 Asta

1041 Asta

Discovery
Discovered by	Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth
Discovery site	Heidelberg
Discovery date	March 22, 1925
Designations
MPC designation	1925 FA
Alternative names	1938 SJ1, 1949 UQ, 1949 UX, 1951 CQ1, 1956 AT, A906 VA, A917 YB
Orbital characteristics
Epoch November 4, 2013
Aphelion	3.5064 AU (524.55 Gm)
Perihelion	2.6437 AU (395.49 Gm)
Semi-major axis	3.0751 AU (460.03 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.1403
Orbital period	5.39 a
Mean anomaly	308.9483
Inclination	13.8999°
Longitude of ascending node	60.2601
Argument of perihelion	342.7810
Proper orbital elements
Proper mean motion	0.18277 deg / yr
Proper orbital period	1969.68868 yr (719428.79 d)
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	57.27 km (35.59 mi)
Sidereal rotation period	7.554 hours
Albedo	0.0591
Spectral type	C
Absolute magnitude (H)	10.1

1041 Asta is a Main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth on March 22, 1925. Its provisional designation was 1925 FA.

Photometric observations of this asteroid collected during 2008 show a rotation period of 7.99 ± 0.02 hours with a brightness variation of 0.22 ± 0.02 magnitude.

External links

• JPL Small Body Database