(1216) Askania Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 January 1932 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Askania is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Askania is 1.94 au from the Sun and 1.72 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1216 |
| Provisional designation | 1932 BL |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.5 km (#4,805 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0640 |
| Rotation period | 6.54 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.36 |
| Orbital period | 3.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.83 – 2.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.180 |
| Inclination | 7.61° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.820 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.