(1344) Caubeta Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 1 April 1935 by L. Boyer at Algiers.

Where Caubeta is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsCaubetaCaubeta

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Caubeta is 2.16 au from the Sun and 2.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1344
Provisional designation1935 GA
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.84 km (#9,154 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.392
Rotation period3.12 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.81
Orbital period3.37 years
Semi-major axis2.25 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.98 – 2.52 au
Eccentricity0.119
Inclination5.65°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.983 au

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

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