(1580) Betulia Amor
Discovered on 22 May 1950 by E. L. Johnson at Johannesburg.
Where Betulia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Betulia is 3.26 au from the Sun and 2.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1580 |
| Provisional designation | 1950 KA |
| Orbit class | Amor · near-Earth |
| Diameter | 5.80 km (#9,223 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0800 |
| Rotation period | 6.13 hours |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.54 |
| Orbital period | 3.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.12 – 3.27 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.488 |
| Inclination | 52.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.134 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.