1151 Ithaka
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Reinmuth, K. |
| Discovery date | 1929-Sep-08 |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch Orbital Elements at Epoch 2454400.5 (2007-Oct-27.0) TDB | |
| Aphelion | 3.0717774 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.7400126 AU |
| 2.405895 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.2767712 |
| 1363.0551549 days 3.73 years |
|
| 341.69193 ° | |
| Inclination | 6.55743 ° |
| 225.51304 ° | |
| 122.33907 ° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 12.7 mag | |
1151 Ithaka is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. It makes a revolution around the Sun once every 4 years. It was discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at Heidelberg, Germany on September 8, 1929.[1] It was named after the Greek island of Ithaca in the Ionian Sea. Its provisional designation was 1929 RK.[2]
