(1060) Magnolia Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 13 August 1925 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Magnolia is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Magnolia is 2.34 au from the Sun and 1.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1060
Provisional designation1925 PA
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.84 km (#7,826 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.173
Rotation period2.91 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.64
Orbital period3.35 years
Semi-major axis2.24 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.78 – 2.69 au
Eccentricity0.203
Inclination5.92°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.781 au

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

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