(953) Painleva Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 April 1921 by B. Jekhovsky at Algiers.
Where Painleva is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Painleva is 3.31 au from the Sun and 3.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 953 |
| Provisional designation | A921 HB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 24.1 km (#1,765 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.177 |
| Rotation period | 24.9 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.35 |
| Orbital period | 4.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.26 – 3.31 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.188 |
| Inclination | 8.65° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.27 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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