(1465) Autonoma Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 20 March 1938 by A. Wachmann at Bergedorf.

Where Autonoma is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Autonoma is 3.25 au from the Sun and 3.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1465
Provisional designation1938 FA
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter18.1 km (#2,479 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.123
Rotation period4.88 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.74
Orbital period5.27 years
Semi-major axis3.03 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.49 – 3.56 au
Eccentricity0.178
Inclination9.92°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.50 au

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

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