(1228) Scabiosa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 October 1931 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Scabiosa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Scabiosa is 2.75 au from the Sun and 3.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1228 |
| Provisional designation | 1931 TU |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 14.7 km (#3,215 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.249 |
| Rotation period | 22.7 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.49 |
| Orbital period | 4.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.66 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0382 |
| Inclination | 3.28° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.67 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 5 October 1931
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- (864) Aase
- (909) Ulla
- (910) Anneliese
- (911) Agamemnon
- (913) Otila
- (918) Itha
- (920) Rogeria
- (921) Jovita
- (922) Schlutia
- (923) Herluga
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