(1135) Colchis Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 3 October 1929 by G. N. Neujmin at Simeis.

Where Colchis is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Colchis is 2.85 au from the Sun and 3.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1135
Provisional designation1929 TA
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter50.6 km (#736 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0570
Rotation period23.5 hours
Spectral typeXk
Absolute magnitude (H)10.78
Orbital period4.36 years
Semi-major axis2.67 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.36 – 2.97 au
Eccentricity0.114
Inclination4.54°
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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