(1080) Orchis Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 August 1927 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Orchis is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Orchis is 2.36 au from the Sun and 3.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1080 |
| Provisional designation | 1927 QB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 22.9 km (#1,863 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0330 |
| Rotation period | 16.1 hours |
| Spectral type | F |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.31 |
| Orbital period | 3.77 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.80 – 3.04 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.257 |
| Inclination | 4.59° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.813 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (864) Aase
- (909) Ulla
- (910) Anneliese
- (911) Agamemnon
- (913) Otila
- (918) Itha
- (920) Rogeria
- (921) Jovita
- (922) Schlutia
- (923) Herluga
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