(1214) Richilde Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 January 1932 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
Where Richilde is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Richilde is 2.97 au from the Sun and 3.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1214 |
| Provisional designation | 1932 AA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 36.7 km (#1,081 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0480 |
| Rotation period | 9.86 hours |
| Spectral type | Xk |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.28 |
| Orbital period | 4.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.71 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.39 – 3.03 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.119 |
| Inclination | 9.84° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.38 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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