(1088) Mitaka

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Asteroid
(1088) Mitaka
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.2015  AE
eccentricity 0.1963
Perihelion - aphelion 1.7694 AU - 2.6335 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 7.655 °
Sidereal period 3,266 a
Mean orbital velocity 20.07 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 18 km
Dimensions ? Template: Infobox asteroid / maintenance / masskg
Albedo ?
Medium density ? g / cm³
Rotation period 3.049 h
Absolute brightness 11,366 likes
Spectral class S.
history
Explorer Okuro Oikawa
Date of discovery November 17, 1927
Another name 1927 WA, 1942 FR, 1953 VW 3
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(1088) Mitaka is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 17th November 1927 by Japanese astronomers Okuro Oikawa in Tokyo was discovered.

The asteroid was named after the Japanese city of Mitaka , where the Tokyo astronomical observatory is located.

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