(973) Aralia Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 March 1922 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Aralia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aralia is 3.34 au from the Sun and 4.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 973 |
| Provisional designation | A922 FB |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 51.6 km (#714 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0980 |
| Rotation period | 7.37 hours |
| Spectral type | Xk |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.2 |
| Orbital period | 5.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.85 – 3.57 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.114 |
| Inclination | 15.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.92 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 18 March 1922
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- (913) Otila
- (918) Itha
- (920) Rogeria
- (921) Jovita
- (922) Schlutia
- (923) Herluga
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