(1108) Demeter Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 May 1929 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Demeter is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Demeter is 2.88 au from the Sun and 3.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1108 |
| Provisional designation | 1929 KA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 25.3 km (#1,669 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0310 |
| Rotation period | 9.85 hours |
| Spectral type | CX |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.96 |
| Orbital period | 3.78 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.80 – 3.05 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.257 |
| Inclination | 24.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.945 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (913) Otila
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- (920) Rogeria
- (921) Jovita
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