(1513) Matra Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 March 1940 by G. Kulin at Konkoly.
Named for the mountain in northern Hungary where an outstation of the Konkoly Observatory is located.Naming citation (MPC 5182), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Matra is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Matra is 2.27 au from the Sun and 1.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1513 |
| Provisional designation | 1940 EB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.60 km (#8,118 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.189 |
| Rotation period | 118 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.2 |
| Orbital period | 3.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.41 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0983 |
| Inclination | 3.98° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.986 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (1442) Corvina
- (1444) Pannonia
- (1445) Konkolya
- (1452) Hunnia
- (1489) Attila
- (1538) Detre
- (1546) Izsak
- (1710) Gothard
- (2043) Ortutay
- (2058) Roka
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