(960) Birgit Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 October 1921 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Birgit is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Birgit is 2.27 au from the Sun and 1.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 960 |
| Provisional designation | A921 TG |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.51 km (#7,105 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.217 |
| Rotation period | 8.68 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.51 |
| Orbital period | 3.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.88 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.165 |
| Inclination | 3.03° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.869 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (910) Anneliese
- (911) Agamemnon
- (913) Otila
- (918) Itha
- (920) Rogeria
- (921) Jovita
- (922) Schlutia
- (923) Herluga
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