(1096) Reunerta Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 July 1928 by H. E. Wood at Johannesburg.
Where Reunerta is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Reunerta is 2.96 au from the Sun and 3.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1096 |
| Provisional designation | 1928 OB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 42.3 km (#914 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0430 |
| Rotation period | 13.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.87 |
| Orbital period | 4.20 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 3.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.193 |
| Inclination | 9.47° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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