(1031) Arctica Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 June 1924 by S. Beljavskij at Simeis.
Where Arctica is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Arctica is 3.23 au from the Sun and 2.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1031 |
| Provisional designation | A924 LC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 75.4 km (#420 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0350 |
| Rotation period | 24.9 hours |
| Spectral type | CX: |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.49 |
| Orbital period | 5.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.05 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.86 – 3.23 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0605 |
| Inclination | 17.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.89 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (850) Altona
- (851) Zeissia
- (852) Wladilena
- (853) Nansenia
- (854) Frostia
- (855) Newcombia
- (856) Backlunda
- (857) Glasenappia
- (885) Ulrike
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