(1602) Indiana Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 March 1950 by Indiana University at Brooklyn.
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Where Indiana is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Indiana is 2.10 au from the Sun and 2.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1602 |
| Provisional designation | 1950 GF |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.97 km (#6,613 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.297 |
| Rotation period | 2.60 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.27 |
| Orbital period | 3.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.104 |
| Inclination | 4.16° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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