(1128) Astrid Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 10 March 1929 by E. Delporte at Uccle.

Where Astrid is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Astrid is 2.87 au from the Sun and 3.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1128
Provisional designation1929 EB
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter41.9 km (#922 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0310
Rotation period10.2 hours
Spectral typeC
Absolute magnitude (H)11.1
Orbital period4.66 years
Semi-major axis2.79 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.67 – 2.91 au
Eccentricity0.0435
Inclination1.01°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.65 au

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

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