(1043) Beate Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 22 April 1925 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Beate is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsBeateBeate

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Beate is 3.17 au from the Sun and 3.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1043
Provisional designation1925 HB
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter32.0 km (#1,278 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.209
Rotation period44.3 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)9.81
Orbital period5.44 years
Semi-major axis3.09 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.98 – 3.21 au
Eccentricity0.0371
Inclination8.92°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.97 au

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

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