1191 Alfaterna (1931 CA) is a main belt asteroid discovered on February 11 1931 by Luigi Volta at the Observatory of Turin at Pino Torinese. It is named for the Roman town of Nuceria Alfaterna now known as Nocera Inferiore. The asteroid is roughly 42 km in diameter and has a low albedo.
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