(1048) Feodosia Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 29 November 1924 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Feodosia is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Feodosia is 2.39 au from the Sun and 2.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1048
Provisional designationA924 WQ
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter62.2 km (#559 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0570
Rotation period10.5 hours
Spectral typeXC
Absolute magnitude (H)9.67
Orbital period4.51 years
Semi-major axis2.73 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.23 – 3.23 au
Eccentricity0.183
Inclination15.8°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.22 au

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

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