(1418) Fayeta Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 22 September 1903 by P. Gotz at Heidelberg.

Where Fayeta is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsFayetaFayeta

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fayeta is 2.34 au from the Sun and 3.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1418
Provisional designationA903 SJ
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter11.7 km (#4,214 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.200
Rotation period63.6 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)12.13
Orbital period3.36 years
Semi-major axis2.24 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.78 – 2.70 au
Eccentricity0.204
Inclination7.20°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.776 au

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

Also discovered on 22 September 1903

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