(971) Alsatia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 November 1921 by A. Schaumasse at Nice.
Where Alsatia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alsatia is 2.96 au from the Sun and 3.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 971 |
| Provisional designation | A921 WH |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 60.9 km (#574 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0460 |
| Rotation period | 9.61 hours |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.08 |
| Orbital period | 4.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.21 – 3.07 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.163 |
| Inclination | 13.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.22 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
More named asteroids discovered by A. Schaumasse
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