(1198) Atlantis

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Asteroid
(1198) Atlantis
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
Spectral class
(according to SMASSII)
L.
history
Explorer K. Reinmuth
Date of discovery 1931
Another name 1931 RA, 1958 RQ, 1975 VX 6
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(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 .

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