(1274) Delportia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 November 1932 by E. Delporte at Uccle.
Where Delportia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Delportia is 2.13 au from the Sun and 2.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1274 |
| Provisional designation | 1932 WC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.61 km (#5,334 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.461 |
| Rotation period | 5.56 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.91 |
| Orbital period | 3.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.114 |
| Inclination | 4.40° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.975 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 28 November 1932
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- (1128) Astrid
- (1145) Robelmonte
- (1168) Brandia
- (1170) Siva
- (1176) Lucidor
- (1199) Geldonia
- (1217) Maximiliana
- (1221) Amor
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