(1488) Aura Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 December 1938 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.
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Where Aura is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aura is 3.35 au from the Sun and 3.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1488 |
| Provisional designation | 1938 XE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 24.7 km (#1,718 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.139 |
| Rotation period | 99.7 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.25 |
| Orbital period | 5.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.04 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.70 – 3.39 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.114 |
| Inclination | 10.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.73 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 15 December 1938
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