(1419) Danzig Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 5 September 1929 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Danzig is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Danzig is 2.30 au from the Sun and 1.56 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1419
Provisional designation1929 RF
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter15.0 km (#3,142 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.260
Rotation period8.12 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.4
Orbital period3.47 years
Semi-major axis2.29 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.96 – 2.63 au
Eccentricity0.147
Inclination5.72°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.977 au

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

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