(1000) Piazzia Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 12 August 1923 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Piazzia is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsPiazziaPiazzia

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Piazzia is 3.55 au from the Sun and 2.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1000
Provisional designationA923 PF
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter47.8 km (#796 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.112
Rotation period9.47 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)10.63
Orbital period5.65 years
Semi-major axis3.17 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.35 – 3.99 au
Eccentricity0.258
Inclination20.6°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.44 au

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

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