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1179 Mally Discovery[1]Discovered by Max Wolf Discovery site Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory Discovery date March 19, 1931 DesignationsMPC designation 1179 Alternate name(s) 1931 FD Minor planet
categorymain belt Epoch November 30, 2008 Ap 3.0721 AU Peri 2.163 AU Semi-major axis 2.61757 AU Eccentricity 0.173664 Orbital period 1546.84 d Mean anomaly 79.265° Inclination 8.703° Longitude of ascending node 6.886° Argument of peri 234.656° Physical characteristicsAbsolute magnitude (H) 12.803 1179 Mally is an asteroid that was discovered by Max Wolf on March 19, 1931 and given the provisional designation 1931 FD.[1] It was named after the discoverer's daughter-in-law. It became a lost asteroid after its initial discovery but was rediscovered in 1986 by Lutz D. Schmadel, Richard Martin West and Hans-Emil Schuster.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000)". IAU: Minor Planet Center. http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs000001.html. Retrieved December 13, 2008.
- ^ "(1179) Mally". AstDyS. Italy: University of Pisa. http://hamilton.dm.unipi.it/astdys/index.php?pc=1.1.0&n=1179. Retrieved December 13, 2008.
- ^ Brian G. Marsden (December 5, 1986). "International Astronomical Union Circular 4278". Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams. http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iauc/04200/04278.html. Retrieved December 13, 2008.
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