(1169) Alwine Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 30 August 1930 by Wolf, M. F., Ferrero, M. at Heidelberg.

Where Alwine is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alwine is 1.96 au from the Sun and 1.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1169
Provisional designation1930 QH
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter8.10 km (#6,468 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.170
Rotation period2.93 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.81
Orbital period3.53 years
Semi-major axis2.32 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.96 – 2.68 au
Eccentricity0.154
Inclination4.05°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.974 au

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

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