Discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth Observation arc 86.01 yr (31416 days) Absolute magnitude 9.9 Discoverer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth | Discovery date 28 January 1930 Discovered 28 January 1930 Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Aphelion 4.1027374 AU (613.76078 Gm) Perihelion 3.3939182 AU (507.72294 Gm) Semi-major axis 3.7483278 AU (560.74186 Gm) Discovery site Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl Similar 1111 Reinmuthia, 1102 Pepita, 1056 Azalea, 1862 Apollo, Sun | ||
1144 Oda is an outer main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. Approximately 58 kilometers in diameter, it makes a revolution around the Sun once every 7 years. It was discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth on January 28, 1930. Reinmuth had discovered so many minor planets that he had trouble thinking of proper names for the numbered ones, and so he selected girl's names from the calendar Der Lahrer hinkende Bote. These names do not have any connections with his contemporaries. The asteroid's provisional designation was 1930 BJ.
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