Discovered by K. Reinmuth MPC designation 1457 Ankara Observation arc 82.58 yr (30164 days) Orbits Sun Named after Ankara | Discovery date 3 August 1937 Minor planet category main-belt Discovered 3 August 1937 Discoverer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Alternative names 1937 PA · 1933 SA
1934 XG · 1936 FL1
1943 YD · 1966 BG Discovery site Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl Similar 1862 Apollo, Sun, 1419 Danzig, 1056 Azalea, 1111 Reinmuthia | ||
1457 Ankara, provisional designation 1937 PA, is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 3, 1937, by Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory, Germany.
It is named after the Turkish capital Ankara.
References
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