(1051) Merope Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 September 1925 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Merope is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Merope is 3.53 au from the Sun and 4.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1051 |
| Provisional designation | 1925 SA |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 60.4 km (#584 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0530 |
| Rotation period | 13.7 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.16 |
| Orbital period | 5.76 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.88 – 3.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.103 |
| Inclination | 23.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.89 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (921) Jovita
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