Discovered by Reinmuth, K. Observation arc 86.28 yr (31514 days) Inclination 1.887145° Discoverer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth | Discovery date 5 January 1930 Discovered 5 January 1930 Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Aphelion 4.3572099 AU (651.82932 Gm) Perihelion 3.4990853 AU (523.45571 Gm) Semi-major axis 3.9281476 AU (587.64252 Gm) Discovery site Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl Similar 1111 Reinmuthia, Sun, 1102 Pepita, Solar System, 1056 Azalea | ||
1162 Larissa is an outer main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. Approximately 45 kilometers in diameter, it makes a revolution around the Sun once every 8 years. It was discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at Heidelberg, Germany on January 5, 1930. Its provisional designation was 1930 AC. Later it was named for the city in eastern Thessaly.
In Fiction
Larissa appears in the novel "Coming Home" by Jack McDevitt (Ace Books, 2014).
References
1162 Larissa Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA