(1087) Arabis Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 September 1927 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Arabis is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Arabis is 3.00 au from the Sun and 2.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1087 |
| Provisional designation | 1927 RD |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 37.5 km (#1,055 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0980 |
| Rotation period | 5.79 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.85 |
| Orbital period | 5.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.02 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.75 – 3.28 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0886 |
| Inclination | 10.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.76 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (910) Anneliese
- (911) Agamemnon
- (913) Otila
- (918) Itha
- (920) Rogeria
- (921) Jovita
- (922) Schlutia
- (923) Herluga
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