(948) Jucunda Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 3 March 1921 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Jucunda is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsJucundaJucunda

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jucunda is 2.54 au from the Sun and 3.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number948
Provisional designationA921 EL
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter17.3 km (#2,607 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.130
Rotation period26.2 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.48
Orbital period5.28 years
Semi-major axis3.03 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.54 – 3.53 au
Eccentricity0.163
Inclination8.65°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.55 au

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

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