(921) Jovita Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 4 September 1919 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Jovita is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jovita is 2.63 au from the Sun and 2.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number921
Provisional designationA919 RD
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter55.3 km (#651 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0480
Rotation period15.6 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)9.97
Orbital period5.64 years
Semi-major axis3.17 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.58 – 3.76 au
Eccentricity0.186
Inclination16.4°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.62 au

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

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