(1152) Pawona Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 8 January 1930 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Pawona is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pawona is 2.51 au from the Sun and 1.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1152
Provisional designation1930 AD
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter17.1 km (#2,641 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.203
Rotation period3.42 hours
Spectral typeSl
Absolute magnitude (H)11.16
Orbital period3.78 years
Semi-major axis2.43 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.33 – 2.53 au
Eccentricity0.0407
Inclination5.07°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.33 au

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

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