(780) Armenia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 January 1914 by G. N. Neujmin at Simeis.
Where Armenia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Armenia is 3.00 au from the Sun and 3.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 780 |
| Provisional designation | A914 BJ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 126 km (#140 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0280 |
| Rotation period | 19.9 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.99 |
| Orbital period | 5.50 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.12 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.82 – 3.41 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0956 |
| Inclination | 19.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.82 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 25 January 1914
More named asteroids discovered by G. N. Neujmin
- (748) Simeisa
- (751) Faina
- (752) Sulamitis
- (753) Tiflis
- (762) Pulcova
- (768) Struveana
- (769) Tatjana
- (779) Nina
- (781) Kartvelia
- (787) Moskva
- (789) Lena
- (791) Ani
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