Discovered by Reinmuth, K. Observation arc 86.55 yr (31613 days) Absolute magnitude 13.2 Discoverer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth | Discovery date 8 September 1929 Discovered 8 September 1929 Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Aphelion 3.0719130 AU (459.55164 Gm) Perihelion 1.7382166 AU (260.03350 Gm) Semi-major axis 2.4050648 AU (359.79257 Gm) Discovery site Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl Similar 1111 Reinmuthia, 1862 Apollo, Sun, 1419 Danzig, 1056 Azalea | ||
1151 Ithaka is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. It makes a revolution around the Sun once every 4 years. It was discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at Heidelberg, Germany on September 8, 1929. It was named after the Greek island of Ithaca in the Ionian Sea. Its provisional designation was 1929 RK.
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