(1297) Quadea Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 January 1934 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Quadea is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Quadea is 2.96 au from the Sun and 2.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1297 |
| Provisional designation | 1934 AD |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 22.4 km (#1,919 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.200 |
| Rotation period | 6.27 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.99 |
| Orbital period | 5.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.02 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.82 – 3.22 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0667 |
| Inclination | 9.00° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.85 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 7 January 1934
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- (909) Ulla
- (910) Anneliese
- (911) Agamemnon
- (913) Otila
- (918) Itha
- (920) Rogeria
- (921) Jovita
- (922) Schlutia
- (923) Herluga
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