(1482) Sebastiana Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 20 February 1938 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Sebastiana is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsSebastianaSebastiana

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sebastiana is 2.80 au from the Sun and 3.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1482
Provisional designation1938 DA1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter17.2 km (#2,634 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.217
Rotation period10.5 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.04
Orbital period4.87 years
Semi-major axis2.87 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.76 – 2.98 au
Eccentricity0.0395
Inclination2.97°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.74 au

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

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