(1121) Natascha Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 September 1928 by P. F. Shajn at Simeis.
Where Natascha is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Natascha is 2.16 au from the Sun and 1.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1121 |
| Provisional designation | 1928 RZ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.9 km (#3,762 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.294 |
| Rotation period | 13.2 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.47 |
| Orbital period | 4.07 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.55 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.15 – 2.95 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.157 |
| Inclination | 6.16° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 11 September 1928
More named asteroids discovered by P. F. Shajn
- (1112) Polonia
- (1113) Katja
- (1120) Cannonia
- (1369) Ostanina
- (1387) Kama
- (1390) Abastumani
- (1475) Yalta
- (1610) Mirnaya
- (1648) Shajna
- (1654) Bojeva
- (1735) ITA
- (1954) Kukarkin
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