(1190) Pelagia Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 20 September 1930 by G. N. Neujmin at Simeis.

Where Pelagia is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pelagia is 2.36 au from the Sun and 3.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1190
Provisional designation1930 SL
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter17.9 km (#2,509 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0540
Rotation period2.37 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.91
Orbital period3.79 years
Semi-major axis2.43 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.11 – 2.75 au
Eccentricity0.131
Inclination3.17°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.13 au

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

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