(1426) Riviera Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 April 1937 by M. Laugier at Nice.
Where Riviera is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Riviera is 2.99 au from the Sun and 2.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1426 |
| Provisional designation | 1937 GF |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 17.6 km (#2,561 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.414 |
| Rotation period | 4.40 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.0 |
| Orbital period | 4.14 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 3.00 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.161 |
| Inclination | 9.07° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 1 April 1937
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