Discovery | |
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Discovered by | J. Hartmann |
Discovery date | 28 April 1924 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | (1029) La Plata |
1924 RK | |
Main-belt asteroid | |
Orbital characteristics | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 99.46 yr (36328 days) |
Aphelion | 2.9691 AU (444.17 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.8106 AU (420.46 Gm) |
2.8898 AU (432.31 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.027415 |
4.91 yr (1794.4 d) | |
324.36° | |
0° 12m 2.268s / day | |
Inclination | 2.4278° |
29.911° | |
145.73° | |
Earth MOID | 1.8133 AU (271.27 Gm) |
Jupiter MOID | 1.99101 AU (297.851 Gm) |
Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 3.289 |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius
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±0.95 10.39km |
15.310 h (0.6379 d) | |
±0.039 0.1819 | |
10.88 | |
1029 La Plata is an asteroid. It was discovered by German physicist and astronomer Johannes F. Hartmann on April 28, 1924. Its provisional designation was 1924 RK. It was named after La Plata, Argentina.