(1502) Arenda Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 November 1938 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Arenda is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Arenda is 2.89 au from the Sun and 3.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1502 |
| Provisional designation | 1938 WB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 35.5 km (#1,135 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0340 |
| Rotation period | 45.8 hours |
| Spectral type | Xc |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.48 |
| Orbital period | 4.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.73 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.49 – 2.97 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0871 |
| Inclination | 4.09° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.51 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 17 November 1938
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- (911) Agamemnon
- (913) Otila
- (918) Itha
- (920) Rogeria
- (921) Jovita
- (922) Schlutia
- (923) Herluga
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