(1027) Aesculapia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 November 1923 by G. Van Biesbroeck at Williams Bay.
Where Aesculapia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aesculapia is 2.81 au from the Sun and 3.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1027 |
| Provisional designation | A923 VG |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 31.2 km (#1,311 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.129 |
| Rotation period | 13.5 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.89 |
| Orbital period | 5.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.76 – 3.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.125 |
| Inclination | 1.25° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.77 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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