(1061) Paeonia Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 10 October 1925 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Paeonia is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsPaeoniaPaeonia

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Paeonia is 3.24 au from the Sun and 3.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1061
Provisional designation1925 TB
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter23.1 km (#1,845 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0480
Rotation period8.00 hours
Spectral typeC
Absolute magnitude (H)11.89
Orbital period5.52 years
Semi-major axis3.13 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.44 – 3.81 au
Eccentricity0.219
Inclination2.50°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.45 au

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

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