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1041 Asta

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Discovered by  Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth
MPC designation  1925 FA
Aphelion  3.5135 AU (525.61 Gm)
Orbits  Sun
Asteroid group  Asteroid belt
Discovery date  22 March 1925
Observation arc  109.32 yr (39930 days)
Discovered  22 March 1925
Discoverer  Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth
Spectral type  C-type asteroid
Alternative names  1938 SJ1, 1949 UQ, 1949 UX, 1951 CQ1, 1956 AT, A906 VA, A917 YB
Discovery site  Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl
Similar  1056 Azalea, 1002 Olbersia, 1111 Reinmuthia, 1001 Gaussia, 265 Anna

1041 Asta is a Main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth on March 22, 1925. Its provisional designation was 1925 FA.

Photometric observations of this asteroid collected during 2008 show a rotation period of 7.99 ± 0.02 hours with a brightness variation of 0.22 ± 0.02 magnitude.

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1041 Asta Wikipedia