(1249) Rutherfordia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 November 1932 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Rutherfordia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rutherfordia is 2.14 au from the Sun and 3.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1249 |
| Provisional designation | 1932 VB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.1 km (#3,698 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.251 |
| Rotation period | 18.2 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.43 |
| Orbital period | 3.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 2.40 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0767 |
| Inclination | 4.87° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.