(1247) Memoria Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 August 1932 by M. Laugier at Uccle.
Where Memoria is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Memoria is 2.58 au from the Sun and 2.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1247 |
| Provisional designation | 1932 QA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 38.9 km (#1,000 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0780 |
| Rotation period | 18.8 hours |
| Spectral type | CXF |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.67 |
| Orbital period | 5.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.58 – 3.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.176 |
| Inclination | 1.78° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.56 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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