(1198) Atlantis
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Asteroid (1198) Atlantis |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.2511 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.3349 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.4973 AU - 3.0049 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.724 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3,378 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.85 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Rotation period | ? |
| Absolute brightness | 14.4 mag |
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Spectral class (according to SMASSII) |
L. |
| history | |
| Explorer | K. Reinmuth |
| Date of discovery | 1931 |
| Another name | 1931 RA, 1958 RQ, 1975 VX 6 |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
(1198) Atlantis is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 7, 1931 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth in Heidelberg .
At the suggestion of Gustav Stracke , the asteroid was named after the legendary sunken island of Atlantis .