(1018) Arnolda Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 3 March 1924 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Arnolda is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Arnolda is 2.43 au from the Sun and 3.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1018
Provisional designationA924 ET
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter16.6 km (#2,776 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.371
Rotation period14.6 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.06
Orbital period4.05 years
Semi-major axis2.54 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.92 – 3.16 au
Eccentricity0.245
Inclination7.63°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.910 au

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

Also discovered on 3 March 1924

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