(1004) Belopolskya Outer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 5 September 1923 by S. Beljavskij at Simeis.

Where Belopolskya is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Belopolskya is 3.71 au from the Sun and 4.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1004
Provisional designationA923 RR
Orbit classOuter Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter71.6 km (#452 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0348
Rotation period9.04 hours
Spectral typePC
Absolute magnitude (H)9.77
Orbital period6.27 years
Semi-major axis3.40 au
Perihelion – aphelion3.07 – 3.73 au
Eccentricity0.0957
Inclination2.99°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)2.07 au

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

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