(1021) Flammario Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 11 March 1924 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.

Where Flammario is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsFlammarioFlammario

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Flammario is 2.13 au from the Sun and 1.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1021
Provisional designationA924 EW
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter101 km (#230 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0450
Rotation period12.2 hours
Spectral typeF
Absolute magnitude (H)9.01
Orbital period4.53 years
Semi-major axis2.74 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.96 – 3.52 au
Eccentricity0.284
Inclination15.9°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.04 au

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

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