(950) Ahrensa Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 1 April 1921 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Ahrensa is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ahrensa is 2.03 au from the Sun and 2.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number950
Provisional designationA921 GG
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter13.7 km (#3,484 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.231
Rotation period202 hours
Spectral typeSa
Absolute magnitude (H)11.33
Orbital period3.65 years
Semi-major axis2.37 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.99 – 2.75 au
Eccentricity0.160
Inclination23.5°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.000 au

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

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