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1102 Pepita

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Discovered by
  
Josep Comas Solà

MPC designation
  
1102

Orbital period
  
1,962 days

Orbits
  
Sun

Discoverer
  
Josep Comas i Solà

Discovery date
  
5 November 1928

Observation arc
  
85.03 yr (31057 days)

Discovered
  
5 November 1928

Spectral type
  
B-type asteroid

Discovery site
  
Fabra Observatory

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Alternative names
  
1928 VA; 1960 WQ; A899 KB

Aphelion
  
3.4165155 AU (511.10344 Gm)

Similar
  
1188 Gothlandia, 1111 Reinmuthia, 1002 Olbersia, 1001 Gaussia, Sun

1102 Pepita (1928 VA) is a Main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by Josep Comas Solà at the Fabra Observatory in Barcelona, Spain, on November 5, 1928.

Its name is the feminine form of Pepito, the discoverer's nickname.

References

1102 Pepita Wikipedia