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1076 Viola

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Discovered by
  
Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth

Alternative names
  
1926 TE

Discovered
  
5 October 1926

Discoverer
  
Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth

Asteroid group
  
Asteroid belt

Discovery date
  
5 October 1926

Observation arc
  
32542 days (89.10 yr)

Orbits
  
Sun

Named after
  
Violet

Aphelion
  
2.83275 AU (423.773 Gm)

Perihelion
  
2.1161100 AU (316.56555 Gm)

Discovery site
  
Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl

Similar
  
1056 Azalea, 1111 Reinmuthia, 1002 Olbersia, 1001 Gaussia, Asteroid belt

1076 Viola is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. Initially it received the designation 1926 TE. The numerical designation indicates this was the 1076th asteroid discovered.

References

1076 Viola Wikipedia