(1016) Anitra Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 31 January 1924 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Anitra is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsAnitraAnitra

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Anitra is 2.25 au from the Sun and 3.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1016
Provisional designationA924 CG
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter9.54 km (#5,390 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.308
Rotation period5.93 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)11.88
Orbital period3.31 years
Semi-major axis2.22 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.94 – 2.50 au
Eccentricity0.128
Inclination6.04°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.954 au

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

Also discovered on 31 January 1924

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