(1015) Christa Outer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 31 January 1924 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Christa is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Christa is 3.03 au from the Sun and 3.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1015
Provisional designationA924 CF
Orbit classOuter Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter82.3 km (#355 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0480
Rotation period11.2 hours
Spectral typeC
Absolute magnitude (H)9.44
Orbital period5.74 years
Semi-major axis3.20 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.92 – 3.49 au
Eccentricity0.0893
Inclination9.45°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.95 au

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

Also discovered on 31 January 1924

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