(1140) Crimea Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 December 1929 by G. N. Neujmin at Simeis.
Where Crimea is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Crimea is 2.62 au from the Sun and 2.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1140 |
| Provisional designation | 1929 YC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 29.2 km (#1,412 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.160 |
| Rotation period | 9.77 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.94 |
| Orbital period | 4.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.47 – 3.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.110 |
| Inclination | 14.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.50 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (748) Simeisa
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- (752) Sulamitis
- (753) Tiflis
- (762) Pulcova
- (768) Struveana
- (769) Tatjana
- (779) Nina
- (780) Armenia
- (781) Kartvelia
- (787) Moskva
- (789) Lena
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