(1234) Elyna Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 October 1931 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Elyna is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Elyna is 2.86 au from the Sun and 2.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1234 |
| Provisional designation | 1931 UF |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 22.9 km (#1,868 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.162 |
| Rotation period | 5.42 hours |
| Spectral type | K |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.93 |
| Orbital period | 5.23 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.01 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.75 – 3.27 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0869 |
| Inclination | 8.53° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.77 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.