(1511) Dalera Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 22 March 1939 by L. Boyer at Algiers.

Where Dalera is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsDaleraDalera

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dalera is 2.26 au from the Sun and 2.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1511
Provisional designation1939 FB
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter13.5 km (#3,543 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0800
Rotation period3.88 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.94
Orbital period3.62 years
Semi-major axis2.36 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.10 – 2.61 au
Eccentricity0.108
Inclination4.07°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.11 au

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

Also discovered on 22 March 1939

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