(1469) Linzia Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 19 August 1938 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Linzia is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Linzia is 3.08 au from the Sun and 2.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1469
Provisional designation1938 QD
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter74.8 km (#423 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0380
Rotation period22.2 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)9.94
Orbital period5.53 years
Semi-major axis3.13 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.94 – 3.32 au
Eccentricity0.0608
Inclination13.4°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.94 au

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

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