Discovered by K. Reinmuth MPC designation 1304 Arosa Observation arc 107.03 yr (39092 days) Orbits Sun Named after Arosa | Discovery date 21 May 1928 Minor planet category main-belt Discovered 21 May 1928 Discoverer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Alternative names 1928 KC · 1929 RY
1934 JL · 1934 LE
1974 OW · A908 YC Discovery site Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl Similar 1862 Apollo, Sun, 1419 Danzig, 1056 Azalea, 1111 Reinmuthia | ||
1304 Arosa, provisional designation 1928 KC, is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on May 21, 1928, by Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory, Germany.
The X-type asteroid has a high albedo of 0.35 and measures about 43 kilometers in diameter. Inclined by 19 degrees to the ecliptic, it orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.8–3.6 AU once every 5.73 years. Its rotational period is close to 7 hours and 45 minutes.
The asteroid is named after the town Arosa, a summer and a winter tourist resort in the Swiss Alps.
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