(1865) Cerberus Apollo
Discovered on 26 October 1971 by L. Kohoutek at Bergedorf.
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Where Cerberus is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cerberus is 1.42 au from the Sun and 0.452 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1865 |
| Provisional designation | 1971 UA |
| Orbit class | Apollo · near-Earth |
| Diameter | 1.20 km (#17,404 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.220 |
| Rotation period | 6.80 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.77 |
| Orbital period | 1.12 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.08 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 0.576 – 1.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.467 |
| Inclination | 16.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.156 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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