(1452) Hunnia Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 26 February 1938 by G. Kulin at Konkoly.

Named in honor of the Hungarian nation.Naming citation (MPC 5182), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Hunnia is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsHunniaHunnia

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hunnia is 3.06 au from the Sun and 4.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1452
Provisional designation1938 DZ1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter20.9 km (#2,087 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0460
Rotation period17.2 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.22
Orbital period5.49 years
Semi-major axis3.11 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.48 – 3.74 au
Eccentricity0.202
Inclination14.2°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.55 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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