(1182) Ilona Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 3 March 1927 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Ilona is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ilona is 2.49 au from the Sun and 3.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1182
Provisional designation1927 EA
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter14.2 km (#3,355 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.221
Rotation period29.9 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.74
Orbital period3.40 years
Semi-major axis2.26 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.99 – 2.52 au
Eccentricity0.118
Inclination9.39°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.02 au

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

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