(1187) Afra Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 December 1929 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Afra is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Afra is 3.10 au from the Sun and 3.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1187 |
| Provisional designation | 1929 XC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 32.3 km (#1,264 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0510 |
| Rotation period | 14.1 hours |
| Spectral type | X |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.6 |
| Orbital period | 4.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 3.23 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.223 |
| Inclination | 10.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.