(1067) Lunaria Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 9 September 1926 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Lunaria is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsLunariaLunaria

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lunaria is 3.42 au from the Sun and 4.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1067
Provisional designation1926 RG
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter20.0 km (#2,199 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.185
Rotation period6.06 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)10.83
Orbital period4.86 years
Semi-major axis2.87 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.31 – 3.42 au
Eccentricity0.194
Inclination10.6°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.35 au

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

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