(1257) Mora Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 August 1932 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
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Where Mora is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mora is 2.50 au from the Sun and 1.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1257 |
| Provisional designation | 1932 PE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 21.4 km (#2,035 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0510 |
| Rotation period | 5.29 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.13 |
| Orbital period | 3.93 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.49 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.28 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0836 |
| Inclination | 3.93° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.27 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.