(1078) Mentha Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 December 1926 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Mentha is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mentha is 1.98 au from the Sun and 2.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1078 |
| Provisional designation | 1926 XB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.6 km (#3,861 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.262 |
| Rotation period | 85.0 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.59 |
| Orbital period | 3.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 2.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.138 |
| Inclination | 7.36° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.977 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.