1998 Titius
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | A. Bohrmann |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
| Discovery date | 24 February 1938 |
| Designations | |
| (1998) Titius | |
Named after | Johann Titius (astronomer) |
| 1938 DX1 · 1966 TF | |
| main-belt · (inner) | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 79.27 yr (28,955 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.5750 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.2643 AU |
| 2.4196 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0642 |
| 3.76 yr (1,375 days) | |
| 335.11° | |
| 0° 15m 42.84s / day | |
| Inclination | 7.6265° |
| 351.78° | |
| 246.70° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 10.79 km (calculated) 14.24±0.17 km 14.782±0.081 km 15.98±0.35 km |
| 6.13±0.01 h | |
| 0.093±0.004 0.1066±0.0037 0.126±0.031 0.20 (assumed) | |
| SMASS = Xc M · C · X | |
| 12.10 · 12.15±0.22 · 12.2 | |
1998 Titius, provisional designation 1938 DX1, is a metallic–carbonaceous asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 14 kilometers in diameter.
It was discovered on 24 February 1938, by German astronomer Alfred Bohrmann at Heidelberg Observatory in southern Germany. On the same night, the body was also observed at the Finnish Turku Observatory. It was later named after astronomer Johann Daniel Titius.