(1457) Ankara Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 August 1937 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Ankara is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ankara is 2.99 au from the Sun and 2.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1457 |
| Provisional designation | 1937 PA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 17.8 km (#2,520 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.320 |
| Rotation period | 35.5 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.81 |
| Orbital period | 4.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.69 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.27 – 3.12 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.158 |
| Inclination | 6.08° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.27 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.