(1476) Cox Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 September 1936 by E. Delporte at Uccle.
Where Cox is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cox is 2.23 au from the Sun and 1.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1476 |
| Provisional designation | 1936 RA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.38 km (#7,227 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.187 |
| Rotation period | 7.70 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.91 |
| Orbital period | 3.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.85 – 2.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.190 |
| Inclination | 6.32° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.834 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.