(1298) Nocturna Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 January 1934 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Nocturna is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nocturna is 2.73 au from the Sun and 1.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1298 |
| Provisional designation | 1934 AE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 37.8 km (#1,039 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0540 |
| Rotation period | 34.8 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.14 |
| Orbital period | 5.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.68 – 3.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.144 |
| Inclination | 5.50° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.68 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 7 January 1934
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- (913) Otila
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- (920) Rogeria
- (921) Jovita
- (922) Schlutia
- (923) Herluga
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