(1243) Pamela Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 May 1932 by C. Jackson at Johannesburg.
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Where Pamela is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pamela is 3.02 au from the Sun and 2.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1243 |
| Provisional designation | 1932 JE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 69.9 km (#469 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0400 |
| Rotation period | 26.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.66 |
| Orbital period | 5.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.10 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.96 – 3.24 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0453 |
| Inclination | 13.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.96 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (1197) Rhodesia
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- (1245) Calvinia
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- (1248) Jugurtha
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