(1607) Mavis Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 September 1950 by E. L. Johnson at Johannesburg.
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Where Mavis is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mavis is 3.04 au from the Sun and 4.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1607 |
| Provisional designation | 1950 RA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.8 km (#3,802 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.193 |
| Rotation period | 6.13 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.47 |
| Orbital period | 4.07 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.55 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.77 – 3.32 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.304 |
| Inclination | 8.59° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.786 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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