(829) Academia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 August 1916 by G. N. Neujmin at Simeis.
Where Academia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Academia is 2.82 au from the Sun and 3.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 829 |
| Provisional designation | A916 QF |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 42.7 km (#904 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0540 |
| Rotation period | 7.89 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.17 |
| Orbital period | 4.14 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.32 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.100 |
| Inclination | 8.28° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.33 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.