(932) Hooveria Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 March 1920 by J. Palisa at Vienna.
Where Hooveria is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hooveria is 2.59 au from the Sun and 2.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 932 |
| Provisional designation | A920 FC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 59.0 km (#601 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0510 |
| Rotation period | 78.4 hours |
| Spectral type | CB |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.03 |
| Orbital period | 3.76 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.20 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0911 |
| Inclination | 8.11° |
| 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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