(1079) Mimosa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 January 1927 by G. Van Biesbroeck at Williams Bay.
Where Mimosa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mimosa is 2.99 au from the Sun and 3.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1079 |
| Provisional designation | 1927 AD |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 20.7 km (#2,117 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.137 |
| Rotation period | 64.6 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.11 |
| Orbital period | 4.87 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.87 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.74 – 3.00 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0454 |
| Inclination | 1.17° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.76 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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