(1416) Renauxa Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 4 March 1937 by L. Boyer at Algiers.

Where Renauxa is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Renauxa is 3.11 au from the Sun and 4.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1416
Provisional designation1937 EC
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter27.6 km (#1,513 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.212
Rotation period8.70 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)10.66
Orbital period5.24 years
Semi-major axis3.02 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.68 – 3.35 au
Eccentricity0.110
Inclination10.0°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.71 au

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

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