(1403) Idelsonia Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 13 August 1936 by G. N. Neujmin at Simeis.

Where Idelsonia is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Idelsonia is 2.10 au from the Sun and 1.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1403
Provisional designation1936 QA
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter26.5 km (#1,576 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0720
Rotation period5.46 hours
Spectral typeCgh
Absolute magnitude (H)11.56
Orbital period4.48 years
Semi-major axis2.72 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.92 – 3.52 au
Eccentricity0.294
Inclination10.2°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.913 au

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

Also discovered on 13 August 1936

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