(1041) Asta Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 March 1925 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
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Where Asta is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Asta is 3.15 au from the Sun and 3.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1041 |
| Provisional designation | 1925 FA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 60.6 km (#582 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0470 |
| Rotation period | 7.98 hours |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.3 |
| Orbital period | 5.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.07 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.62 – 3.53 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.147 |
| Inclination | 13.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.63 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.