(1213) Algeria Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 December 1931 by G. Reiss at Algiers.
Where Algeria is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Algeria is 3.06 au from the Sun and 3.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1213 |
| Provisional designation | 1931 XD |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 29.2 km (#1,413 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0570 |
| Rotation period | 16.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.17 |
| Orbital period | 5.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.73 – 3.54 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.129 |
| Inclination | 13.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.77 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.