(984) Gretia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 August 1922 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Gretia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gretia is 2.47 au from the Sun and 2.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 984 |
| Provisional designation | A922 QD |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 32.4 km (#1,256 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.421 |
| Rotation period | 5.78 hours |
| Spectral type | Sr |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.56 |
| Orbital period | 4.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.80 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.26 – 3.35 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.195 |
| Inclination | 9.09° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.27 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (910) Anneliese
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- (913) Otila
- (918) Itha
- (920) Rogeria
- (921) Jovita
- (922) Schlutia
- (923) Herluga
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