(1244) Deira Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 May 1932 by C. Jackson at Johannesburg.
Where Deira is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Deira is 2.57 au from the Sun and 1.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1244 |
| Provisional designation | 1932 KE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 31.8 km (#1,285 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0360 |
| Rotation period | 211 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.62 |
| Orbital period | 3.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 2.57 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0971 |
| Inclination | 8.70° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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