(1072) Malva Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 October 1926 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Malva is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Malva is 3.82 au from the Sun and 4.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1072 |
| Provisional designation | 1926 TA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 53.7 km (#675 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0320 |
| Rotation period | 10.1 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.79 |
| Orbital period | 5.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.42 – 3.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.237 |
| Inclination | 8.02° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.44 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (864) Aase
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- (910) Anneliese
- (911) Agamemnon
- (913) Otila
- (918) Itha
- (920) Rogeria
- (921) Jovita
- (922) Schlutia
- (923) Herluga
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