(1259) Ogyalla Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 29 January 1933 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Ogyalla is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ogyalla is 2.80 au from the Sun and 3.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1259
Provisional designation1933 BT
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter36.1 km (#1,101 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0660
Rotation period17.3 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)10.59
Orbital period5.49 years
Semi-major axis3.11 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.74 – 3.49 au
Eccentricity0.121
Inclination2.37°
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 29 January 1933

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