(1415) Malautra Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 4 March 1937 by L. Boyer at Algiers.

Where Malautra is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsMalautraMalautra

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Malautra is 2.08 au from the Sun and 2.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1415
Provisional designation1937 EA
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.38 km (#7,234 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.489
Rotation period155 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)12.19
Orbital period3.32 years
Semi-major axis2.22 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.03 – 2.42 au
Eccentricity0.0870
Inclination3.42°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.03 au

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

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