(1206) Numerowia Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 18 October 1931 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Numerowia is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Numerowia is 2.72 au from the Sun and 3.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1206
Provisional designation1931 UH
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter14.5 km (#3,245 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.159
Rotation period4.77 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.61
Orbital period4.85 years
Semi-major axis2.87 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.71 – 3.02 au
Eccentricity0.0530
Inclination13.0°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.73 au

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

Also discovered on 18 October 1931

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