(1434) Margot Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 19 March 1936 by G. N. Neujmin at Simeis.

Where Margot is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsMargotMargot

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Margot is 2.81 au from the Sun and 2.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1434
Provisional designation1936 FD1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter27.2 km (#1,531 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.130
Rotation period8.23 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)10.38
Orbital period5.24 years
Semi-major axis3.02 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.81 – 3.23 au
Eccentricity0.0694
Inclination10.8°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.80 au

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

Also discovered on 19 March 1936

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