(1224) Fantasia Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 29 August 1927 by Beljavskij, S., Ivanov, N. at Simeis.

Where Fantasia is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsFantasiaFantasia

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fantasia is 2.44 au from the Sun and 3.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1224
Provisional designation1927 SD
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter13.8 km (#3,440 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.264
Rotation period5.00 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)11.54
Orbital period3.50 years
Semi-major axis2.30 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.85 – 2.76 au
Eccentricity0.199
Inclination7.89°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.863 au

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

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