(1174) Marmara Main-belt Asteroid

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

Where Marmara is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Marmara is 3.25 au from the Sun and 3.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1174
Provisional designation1930 UC
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter18.1 km (#2,476 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0860
Rotation period12.0 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.49
Orbital period5.27 years
Semi-major axis3.03 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.69 – 3.36 au
Eccentricity0.110
Inclination10.1°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.69 au

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

Also discovered on 17 October 1930

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