1191 Alfaterna
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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Volta, L. |
| Discovery site | Pino Torinese |
| Discovery date | February 11, 1931 |
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Designations
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| 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.

