Discovered by K. Reinmuth MPC designation 1198 Atlantis Observation arc 83.92 yr (30650 days) Orbits Sun Named after Atlantis | Discovery date 7 September 1931 Minor planet category Mars-crosser Discovered 7 September 1931 Discoverer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth Asteroid group Mars-crosser asteroid | |
Alternative names 1931 RA · 1958 RQ
1975 TQ4 · 1975 VX6 Discovery site Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl Similar 1111 Reinmuthia, Sun, 193 Ambrosia, 132 Aethra, 167 Urda | ||
1198 Atlantis, provisional designation 1931 RA, is a Mars-crossing asteroid discovered on September 7, 1931, by Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory, Germany. With a period of 3.4 years, the eccentric L-type asteroid has its perihelion at 1.49 AU.
It is named after the fictional island of Atlantis.
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