(1119) Euboea Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 27 October 1927 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Euboea is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Euboea is 2.82 au from the Sun and 3.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1119
Provisional designation1927 UB
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter29.4 km (#1,394 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0640
Rotation period11.4 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.45
Orbital period4.23 years
Semi-major axis2.61 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.21 – 3.02 au
Eccentricity0.154
Inclination7.84°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.21 au

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

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