(1581) Abanderada Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 15 June 1950 by M. Itzigsohn at La Plata.

Where Abanderada is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Abanderada is 3.23 au from the Sun and 2.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1581
Provisional designation1950 LA1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter29.5 km (#1,391 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0930
Rotation period103 hours
Spectral typeBCU
Absolute magnitude (H)11.12
Orbital period5.61 years
Semi-major axis3.16 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.77 – 3.54 au
Eccentricity0.123
Inclination2.54°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.77 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 15 June 1950

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