(1878) Hughes Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 August 1933 by E. Delporte at Uccle.
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Where Hughes is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hughes is 2.81 au from the Sun and 3.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1878 |
| Provisional designation | 1933 QC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.7 km (#4,210 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.324 |
| Rotation period | 2.68 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.9 |
| Orbital period | 4.80 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.85 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.81 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0142 |
| Inclination | 1.78° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.82 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.