(1041) Asta

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Asteroid
(1041) Asta
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.0781  AU
eccentricity 0.1409
Perihelion - aphelion 2.6446 AU - 3.5117 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 13.901 °
Sidereal period 5,401 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.98 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 57.28 km
Dimensions ? Template: Infobox asteroid / maintenance / masskg
Albedo 0.059
Medium density ? g / cm³
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 9,961 mag
Spectral class C.
history
Explorer K. Reinmuth
Date of discovery 1925
Another name 1925 FA, 1949 UX, 1956 AT
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.

(1041) Asta is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 22 March 1925 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth in Heidelberg was discovered.

The name was probably suggested by the astronomer Gustav Stracke .

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