(1735) ITA Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 September 1948 by P. F. Shajn at Simeis.
Named in 1979 on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Institute for Theoretical Astronomy, U.S.S.R. Academy of Sciences.Naming citation (MPC 5357), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where ITA is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: ITA is 3.05 au from the Sun and 2.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1735 |
| Provisional designation | 1948 RJ1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 61.9 km (#562 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0510 |
| Rotation period | 12.6 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.19 |
| Orbital period | 5.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.73 – 3.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.129 |
| Inclination | 15.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.77 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.