(1265) Schweikarda Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 October 1911 by F. Kaiser at Heidelberg.
Where Schweikarda is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Schweikarda is 3.04 au from the Sun and 2.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1265 |
| Provisional designation | A911 UR |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 19.3 km (#2,297 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.172 |
| Rotation period | 13.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.33 |
| Orbital period | 5.27 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.03 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.82 – 3.24 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0690 |
| Inclination | 9.50° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.85 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 18 October 1911
More named asteroids discovered by F. Kaiser
- (717) Wisibada
- (720) Bohlinia
- (721) Tabora
- (738) Alagasta
- (742) Edisona
- (743) Eugenisis
- (745) Mauritia
- (746) Marlu
- (759) Vinifera
- (760) Massinga
- (761) Brendelia
- (763) Cupido
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