(1142) Aetolia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 January 1930 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Aetolia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aetolia is 3.08 au from the Sun and 4.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1142 |
| Provisional designation | 1930 BC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 22.1 km (#1,950 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.273 |
| Rotation period | 10.7 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.27 |
| Orbital period | 5.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.95 – 3.43 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0750 |
| Inclination | 2.12° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.94 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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