(1210) Morosovia Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 6 June 1931 by G. N. Neujmin at Simeis.

Where Morosovia is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Morosovia is 2.97 au from the Sun and 2.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1210
Provisional designation1931 LB
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter33.7 km (#1,203 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.132
Rotation period15.3 hours
Spectral typeMU:
Absolute magnitude (H)10.0
Orbital period5.22 years
Semi-major axis3.01 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.82 – 3.20 au
Eccentricity0.0622
Inclination11.3°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.81 au

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

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