(1939) Loretta Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 October 1974 by C. T. Kowal at Palomar.
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Where Loretta is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Loretta is 3.24 au from the Sun and 3.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1939 |
| Provisional designation | 1974 UC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 30.4 km (#1,344 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0920 |
| Rotation period | 23.9 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.15 |
| Orbital period | 5.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.74 – 3.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.122 |
| Inclination | 0.904° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.74 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.