(1020) Arcadia Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 7 March 1924 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Arcadia is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsArcadiaArcadia

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Arcadia is 2.71 au from the Sun and 3.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1020
Provisional designationA924 EU
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter10.1 km (#5,061 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.150
Rotation period17.0 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)12.22
Orbital period4.66 years
Semi-major axis2.79 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.68 – 2.90 au
Eccentricity0.0403
Inclination4.06°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.67 au

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

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