(1275) Cimbria Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 30 November 1932 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Cimbria is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cimbria is 3.13 au from the Sun and 4.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1275
Provisional designation1932 WG
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter27.6 km (#1,507 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.141
Rotation period5.65 hours
Spectral typeX
Absolute magnitude (H)10.95
Orbital period4.39 years
Semi-major axis2.68 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.23 – 3.13 au
Eccentricity0.169
Inclination12.9°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.23 au

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

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