1216 Askania (1932 BL) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 29 1932 by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at Heidelberg. It is a member of the Flora family; the largest of the asteroid families.The light curve of 1216 Askania shows a periodicity of 6.536 ± 0.003 hours during which time the brightness of the object varies by 0.30 ± 0.03 in magnitude.
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