(1304) Arosa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 May 1928 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Arosa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Arosa is 3.05 au from the Sun and 2.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1304 |
| Provisional designation | 1928 KC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 43.6 km (#881 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.337 |
| Rotation period | 7.75 hours |
| Spectral type | X |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.2 |
| Orbital period | 5.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.80 – 3.59 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.123 |
| Inclination | 19.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.80 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (864) Aase
- (909) Ulla
- (910) Anneliese
- (911) Agamemnon
- (913) Otila
- (918) Itha
- (920) Rogeria
- (921) Jovita
- (922) Schlutia
- (923) Herluga
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