(1163) Saga Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 January 1930 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
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Where Saga is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Saga is 3.20 au from the Sun and 2.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1163 |
| Provisional designation | 1930 BA |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 32.4 km (#1,257 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.147 |
| Rotation period | 9.37 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.88 |
| Orbital period | 5.77 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.08 – 3.35 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0411 |
| Inclination | 9.02° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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