(1035) Amata Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 29 September 1924 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Amata is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Amata is 3.66 au from the Sun and 3.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1035
Provisional designationA924 SF
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter56.1 km (#644 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0380
Rotation period9.08 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)10.52
Orbital period5.60 years
Semi-major axis3.16 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.56 – 3.75 au
Eccentricity0.189
Inclination18.0°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.57 au

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

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