(929) Algunde Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 10 March 1920 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Algunde is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Algunde is 2.46 au from the Sun and 2.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number929
Provisional designationA920 ED
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter11.4 km (#4,335 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.272
Rotation period3.31 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)11.68
Orbital period3.35 years
Semi-major axis2.24 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.98 – 2.49 au
Eccentricity0.114
Inclination3.92°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.969 au

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

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