(758) Mancunia Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 18 May 1912 by H. E. Wood at Johannesburg.

Where Mancunia is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsMancuniaMancunia

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mancunia is 3.66 au from the Sun and 4.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number758
Provisional designationA912 KB
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter89.0 km (#296 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.121
Rotation period12.7 hours
Spectral typeX
Absolute magnitude (H)8.36
Orbital period5.70 years
Semi-major axis3.19 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.72 – 3.66 au
Eccentricity0.148
Inclination5.61°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.73 au

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

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