(1209) Pumma Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 22 April 1927 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Pumma is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pumma is 3.56 au from the Sun and 3.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1209
Provisional designation1927 HA
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter26.9 km (#1,548 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.141
Rotation period8.50 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)10.79
Orbital period5.64 years
Semi-major axis3.17 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.77 – 3.57 au
Eccentricity0.127
Inclination6.94°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.75 au

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

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