(1162) Larissa Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 January 1930 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Larissa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Larissa is 3.55 au from the Sun and 4.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1162 |
| Provisional designation | 1930 AC |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 40.4 km (#960 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.169 |
| Rotation period | 6.52 hours |
| Spectral type | P |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.58 |
| Orbital period | 7.80 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.93 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.52 – 4.35 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.106 |
| Inclination | 1.87° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.50 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (921) Jovita
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