(1012) Sarema Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 12 January 1924 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Sarema is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sarema is 2.66 au from the Sun and 3.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1012
Provisional designationA924 AD
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter20.9 km (#2,089 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0490
Rotation period10.3 hours
Spectral typeF
Absolute magnitude (H)12.58
Orbital period3.90 years
Semi-major axis2.48 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.14 – 2.82 au
Eccentricity0.136
Inclination4.03°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.16 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 12 January 1924

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