(1159) Granada Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 September 1929 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Granada is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Granada is 2.50 au from the Sun and 3.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1159 |
| Provisional designation | 1929 RD |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 28.6 km (#1,444 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0380 |
| Rotation period | 77.3 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.66 |
| Orbital period | 3.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.24 – 2.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0576 |
| Inclination | 13.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.25 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 2 September 1929
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- (911) Agamemnon
- (913) Otila
- (918) Itha
- (920) Rogeria
- (921) Jovita
- (922) Schlutia
- (923) Herluga
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