(1083) Salvia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 January 1928 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Salvia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Salvia is 2.23 au from the Sun and 1.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1083 |
| Provisional designation | 1928 BC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.93 km (#5,809 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.211 |
| Rotation period | 4.23 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.05 |
| Orbital period | 3.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.182 |
| Inclination | 5.13° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.925 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 26 January 1928
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- (910) Anneliese
- (911) Agamemnon
- (913) Otila
- (918) Itha
- (920) Rogeria
- (921) Jovita
- (922) Schlutia
- (923) Herluga
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