(958) Asplinda Outer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 28 September 1921 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Asplinda is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Asplinda is 4.04 au from the Sun and 4.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number958
Provisional designationA921 SD
Orbit classOuter Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter45.1 km (#854 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0450
Rotation period16.5 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)10.36
Orbital period7.99 years
Semi-major axis4.00 au
Perihelion – aphelion3.26 – 4.73 au
Eccentricity0.185
Inclination5.63°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)2.28 au

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

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