(1277) Dolores Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 18 April 1933 by G. N. Neujmin at Simeis.

Where Dolores is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dolores is 2.15 au from the Sun and 2.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1277
Provisional designation1933 HA
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter32.6 km (#1,246 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0630
Rotation period12.7 hours
Spectral typeC
Absolute magnitude (H)11.3
Orbital period4.43 years
Semi-major axis2.70 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.05 – 3.35 au
Eccentricity0.241
Inclination6.98°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.04 au

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

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