(1313) Berna Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 August 1933 by S. J. Arend at Uccle.

Where Berna is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsBernaBerna

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Berna is 3.12 au from the Sun and 4.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1313
Provisional designation1933 QG
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter13.5 km (#3,547 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.185
Rotation period25.5 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.67
Orbital period4.33 years
Semi-major axis2.66 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.10 – 3.21 au
Eccentricity0.208
Inclination12.6°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.15 au

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

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