(1226) Golia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 April 1930 by H. van Gent at Johannesburg.
Where Golia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Golia is 2.77 au from the Sun and 2.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1226 |
| Provisional designation | 1930 HL |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.7 km (#4,228 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.187 |
| Rotation period | 4.47 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.17 |
| Orbital period | 4.15 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.30 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.109 |
| Inclination | 9.83° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.32 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (1132) Hollandia
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- (1165) Imprinetta
- (1225) Ariane
- (1267) Geertruida
- (1336) Zeelandia
- (1337) Gerarda
- (1342) Brabantia
- (1353) Maartje
- (1383) Limburgia
- (1384) Kniertje
- (1385) Gelria
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