(1708) Polit Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 December 1929 by J. Comas Sola at Barcelona.
Named in memory of Isidre Polit (1880-1958), second director of the astronomical section of the Fabra Observatory and an assiduous observer of minor planets and comets.Naming citation (MPC 5357), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Polit is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Polit is 3.75 au from the Sun and 4.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1708 |
| Provisional designation | 1929 XA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 28.7 km (#1,440 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0420 |
| Rotation period | 7.52 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.72 |
| Orbital period | 4.97 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.91 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 3.81 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.308 |
| Inclination | 6.04° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 1 December 1929
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- (1136) Mercedes
- (1188) Gothlandia
- (1626) Sadeya
- (1655) Comas Sola
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