(1285) Julietta Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 21 August 1933 by E. Delporte at Uccle.

Where Julietta is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsJuliettaJulietta

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Julietta is 2.90 au from the Sun and 2.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1285
Provisional designation1933 QF
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter42.4 km (#910 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0580
Rotation period20.3 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)10.99
Orbital period5.18 years
Semi-major axis2.99 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.85 – 3.14 au
Eccentricity0.0482
Inclination5.69°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.86 au

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

Also discovered on 21 August 1933

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