(1175) Margo Outer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 17 October 1930 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Margo is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsMargoMargo

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Margo is 3.21 au from the Sun and 4.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1175
Provisional designation1930 UD
Orbit classOuter Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter24.3 km (#1,751 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.249
Rotation period6.01 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)9.91
Orbital period5.76 years
Semi-major axis3.21 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.98 – 3.44 au
Eccentricity0.0709
Inclination16.3°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)2.03 au

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

Also discovered on 17 October 1930

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