(1920) Sarmiento Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 November 1971 by Gibson, J., Cesco, C. U. at El Leoncito.
Where Sarmiento is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sarmiento is 2.13 au from the Sun and 3.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1920 |
| Provisional designation | 1971 VO |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.85 km (#15,544 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.466 |
| Rotation period | 4.05 hours |
| Spectral type | X |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.04 |
| Orbital period | 2.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.93 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.73 – 2.13 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.106 |
| Inclination | 22.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.767 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
More named asteroids discovered by Gibson, J., Cesco, C. U.
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