(1314) Paula Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 September 1933 by S. J. Arend at Uccle.
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Where Paula is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Paula is 2.56 au from the Sun and 3.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1314 |
| Provisional designation | 1933 SC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.19 km (#6,396 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.223 |
| Rotation period | 5.95 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.78 |
| Orbital period | 3.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 2.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.174 |
| Inclination | 5.24° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.908 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.