(972) Cohnia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 January 1922 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
Where Cohnia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cohnia is 3.30 au from the Sun and 4.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 972 |
| Provisional designation | A922 BD |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 77.8 km (#396 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0490 |
| Rotation period | 18.5 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.66 |
| Orbital period | 5.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.06 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.34 – 3.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.235 |
| Inclination | 8.37° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.36 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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