1191 Alfaterna

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Alfaterna
Discovery and designation
Discovered by Volta, L.
Discovery site Pino Torinese
Discovery date February 11, 1931
Designations
MPC designation 1191
Alternative names[1] 1931 CA
Epoch May 14, 2008
Ap 3.0377024
Peri 2.7452724
Eccentricity 0.0505674
Orbital period 1795.8927036
Mean anomaly 214.72069
Inclination 18.47572
Longitude of ascending node 134.81101
Argument of peri 55.36433
Geometric albedo 0.0574
Absolute magnitude 10.60

1191 Alfaterna (1931 CA) is a Main-belt Asteroid discovered on February 11, 1931 by Luigi Volta at Pino Torinese. It is named for the Roman town of Nuceria Alfaterna, now known as Nocera Inferiore.

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