(1294) Antwerpia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 October 1933 by E. Delporte at Uccle.
Where Antwerpia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Antwerpia is 2.29 au from the Sun and 2.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1294 |
| Provisional designation | 1933 UB1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 37.2 km (#1,066 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.117 |
| Rotation period | 6.63 hours |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.66 |
| Orbital period | 4.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.69 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 3.31 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.231 |
| Inclination | 8.72° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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