(1876) Napolitania Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 January 1970 by C. T. Kowal at Palomar.
Where Napolitania is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Napolitania is 2.05 au from the Sun and 1.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1876 |
| Provisional designation | 1970 BA |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 45.6 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.07 |
| Orbital period | 2.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.96 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 2.06 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0480 |
| Inclination | 23.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.924 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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