(1837) Osita Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 August 1971 by J. Gibson at El Leoncito.
Where Osita is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Osita is 2.02 au from the Sun and 2.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1837 |
| Provisional designation | 1971 QZ1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.53 km (#7,082 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.216 |
| Rotation period | 3.82 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.9 |
| Orbital period | 3.28 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.39 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0855 |
| Inclination | 3.85° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 16 August 1971
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