(760) Massinga Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 August 1913 by F. Kaiser at Heidelberg.
Where Massinga is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Massinga is 3.72 au from the Sun and 2.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 760 |
| Provisional designation | A913 QD |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 71.3 km (#454 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.228 |
| Rotation period | 10.7 hours |
| Spectral type | SU |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 7.87 |
| Orbital period | 5.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.41 – 3.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.235 |
| Inclination | 12.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.42 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.