(1180) Rita Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 April 1931 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
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Where Rita is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rita is 3.86 au from the Sun and 4.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1180 |
| Provisional designation | 1931 GE |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 97.0 km (#249 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0580 |
| Rotation period | 14.9 hours |
| Spectral type | P |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.4 |
| Orbital period | 7.94 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.98 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.36 – 4.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.156 |
| Inclination | 7.19° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.34 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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