(1042) Amazone Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 April 1925 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Amazone is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Amazone is 3.12 au from the Sun and 2.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1042 |
| Provisional designation | 1925 HA |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 63.9 km (#536 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0540 |
| Rotation period | 540 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.95 |
| Orbital period | 5.82 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.95 – 3.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0867 |
| Inclination | 20.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 22 April 1925
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- (796) Sarita
- (799) Gudula
- (864) Aase
- (909) Ulla
- (910) Anneliese
- (911) Agamemnon
- (913) Otila
- (918) Itha
- (920) Rogeria
- (921) Jovita
- (922) Schlutia
- (923) Herluga
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