(774) Armor Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 19 December 1913 by C. le Morvan at Paris.

Where Armor is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Armor is 3.51 au from the Sun and 3.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number774
Provisional designationA913 YE
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter50.2 km (#745 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.189
Rotation period25.2 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)9.04
Orbital period5.34 years
Semi-major axis3.06 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.56 – 3.55 au
Eccentricity0.164
Inclination5.55°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.54 au

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

Also discovered on 19 December 1913