(1063) Aquilegia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 December 1925 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Aquilegia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aquilegia is 2.32 au from the Sun and 2.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1063 |
| Provisional designation | 1925 XA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.3 km (#4,428 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.389 |
| Rotation period | 5.79 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.3 |
| Orbital period | 3.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.22 – 2.40 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0390 |
| Inclination | 5.98° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.23 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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