(1092) Lilium Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 12 January 1924 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Lilium is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsLiliumLilium

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lilium is 3.11 au from the Sun and 2.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1092
Provisional designationA924 AE
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter40.3 km (#964 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0440
Rotation period24.6 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)10.95
Orbital period4.94 years
Semi-major axis2.90 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.66 – 3.14 au
Eccentricity0.0842
Inclination5.39°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.64 au

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

Also discovered on 12 January 1924

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