(1085) Amaryllis Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 31 August 1927 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Amaryllis is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Amaryllis is 3.24 au from the Sun and 4.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1085
Provisional designation1927 QH
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter69.3 km (#476 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0670
Rotation period18.1 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)9.81
Orbital period5.70 years
Semi-major axis3.19 au
Perihelion – aphelion3.07 – 3.32 au
Eccentricity0.0395
Inclination6.66°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)2.05 au

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

Also discovered on 31 August 1927

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