(836) Jole Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 23 September 1916 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.

Where Jole is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsJoleJole

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jole is 1.89 au from the Sun and 1.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number836
Provisional designationA916 SJ
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.76 km (#9,285 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.194
Rotation period9.62 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.33
Orbital period3.24 years
Semi-major axis2.19 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.80 – 2.58 au
Eccentricity0.176
Inclination4.84°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.805 au

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

Also discovered on 23 September 1916

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