(970) Primula Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 November 1921 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Primula is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Primula is 3.16 au from the Sun and 3.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 970 |
| Provisional designation | A921 WK |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.20 km (#5,619 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.229 |
| Rotation period | 2.78 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.25 |
| Orbital period | 4.09 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.86 – 3.26 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.272 |
| Inclination | 5.03° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.879 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (799) Gudula
- (864) Aase
- (909) Ulla
- (910) Anneliese
- (911) Agamemnon
- (913) Otila
- (918) Itha
- (920) Rogeria
- (921) Jovita
- (922) Schlutia
- (923) Herluga
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