(1205) Ebella Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 6 October 1931 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Ebella is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsEbellaEbella

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ebella is 3.21 au from the Sun and 4.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1205
Provisional designation1931 TB1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.47 km (#9,751 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.214
Absolute magnitude (H)13.51
Orbital period4.04 years
Semi-major axis2.54 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.84 – 3.23 au
Eccentricity0.273
Inclination8.85°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.844 au

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

Also discovered on 6 October 1931

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