(1146) Biarmia Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 7 May 1929 by G. N. Neujmin at Simeis.

Where Biarmia is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Biarmia is 3.14 au from the Sun and 2.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1146
Provisional designation1929 JF
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter32.9 km (#1,231 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.196
Rotation period5.47 hours
Spectral typeX
Absolute magnitude (H)9.88
Orbital period5.32 years
Semi-major axis3.05 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.27 – 3.82 au
Eccentricity0.255
Inclination17.1°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.31 au

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

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