(1029) La Plata Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 April 1924 by J. Hartmann at La Plata.
Where La Plata is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: La Plata is 2.82 au from the Sun and 3.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1029 |
| Provisional designation | A924 HB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 20.8 km (#2,109 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.182 |
| Rotation period | 15.3 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.99 |
| Orbital period | 4.92 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.89 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.82 – 2.97 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0261 |
| Inclination | 2.42° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.82 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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