Discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth Alternative names 1926 TA Discovered 4 October 1926 Discoverer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 4 October 1926 Observation arc 32673 days (89.45 yr) Orbits Sun Named after Mallow | |
Aphelion 3.92889 AU (587.754 Gm) Perihelion 2.3997873 AU (359.00307 Gm) Discovery site Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl Similar 1056 Azalea, 1111 Reinmuthia, 1002 Olbersia, 1001 Gaussia, 107 Camilla | ||
1072 Malva is a minor planet orbiting the Sun discovered on October 4, 1926, by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth. It is named after the Malva or Mallow genus, although it initially received the designation 1926 TA.
Observations performed at the Palmer Divide Observatory in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in during 2007 produced a light curve with a period of 10.080 ± 0.005 hours with a brightness range of 0.17 ± 0.02 in magnitude.
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