(918) Itha Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 August 1919 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Itha is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Itha is 2.41 au from the Sun and 1.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 918 |
| Provisional designation | A919 QD |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 21.6 km (#2,011 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.224 |
| Rotation period | 3.47 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.73 |
| Orbital period | 4.85 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.87 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.33 – 3.40 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.188 |
| Inclination | 12.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.32 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
More named asteroids discovered by K. Reinmuth
- (796) Sarita
- (799) Gudula
- (864) Aase
- (909) Ulla
- (910) Anneliese
- (911) Agamemnon
- (913) Otila
- (920) Rogeria
- (921) Jovita
- (922) Schlutia
- (923) Herluga
- (924) Toni
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