(1194) Aletta Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 May 1931 by C. Jackson at Johannesburg.
Where Aletta is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aletta is 3.04 au from the Sun and 3.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1194 |
| Provisional designation | 1931 JG |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 41.4 km (#933 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0870 |
| Rotation period | 20.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.64 |
| Orbital period | 4.98 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.91 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.65 – 3.18 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0902 |
| Inclination | 10.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.68 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (1196) Sheba
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- (1242) Zambesia
- (1243) Pamela
- (1244) Deira
- (1245) Calvinia
- (1246) Chaka
- (1248) Jugurtha
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