(733) Mocia Outer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 16 September 1912 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.

Where Mocia is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsMociaMocia

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mocia is 3.35 au from the Sun and 3.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number733
Provisional designationA912 SA
Orbit classOuter Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter98.5 km (#239 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0440
Rotation period11.4 hours
Spectral typeCF
Absolute magnitude (H)9.31
Orbital period6.26 years
Semi-major axis3.40 au
Perihelion – aphelion3.20 – 3.60 au
Eccentricity0.0588
Inclination20.3°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)2.20 au

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

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