(965) Angelica Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 4 November 1921 by J. Hartmann at La Plata.

Where Angelica is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Angelica is 3.96 au from the Sun and 4.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number965
Provisional designationA921 VB
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter60.9 km (#576 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0290
Rotation period26.8 hours
Spectral typeXc
Absolute magnitude (H)10.19
Orbital period5.63 years
Semi-major axis3.16 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.29 – 4.04 au
Eccentricity0.276
Inclination21.4°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.35 au

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

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