(1102) Pepita Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 November 1928 by J. Comas Sola at Barcelona.
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Where Pepita is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pepita is 3.39 au from the Sun and 3.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1102 |
| Provisional designation | 1928 VA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 36.6 km (#1,084 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.229 |
| Rotation period | 5.11 hours |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.34 |
| Orbital period | 5.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.07 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.73 – 3.41 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.111 |
| Inclination | 15.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.77 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.