(1136) Mercedes Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 30 October 1929 by J. Comas Sola at Barcelona.

Where Mercedes is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsMercedesMercedes

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mercedes is 2.92 au from the Sun and 3.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1136
Provisional designation1929 UA
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter25.3 km (#1,668 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0840
Rotation period24.6 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.31
Orbital period4.11 years
Semi-major axis2.56 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.91 – 3.22 au
Eccentricity0.255
Inclination8.98°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.914 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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