(1050) Meta Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 September 1925 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
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Where Meta is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Meta is 2.92 au from the Sun and 3.37 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1050 |
| Provisional designation | 1925 RC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.77 km (#5,939 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.364 |
| Rotation period | 6.14 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.27 |
| Orbital period | 4.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 3.09 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.178 |
| Inclination | 12.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.20 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 14 September 1925
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