(1014) Semphyra Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 29 January 1924 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Semphyra is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsSemphyraSemphyra

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Semphyra is 2.51 au from the Sun and 1.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1014
Provisional designationA924 BM
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter17.5 km (#2,583 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0830
Rotation period5.64 hours
Spectral typeXe
Absolute magnitude (H)11.95
Orbital period4.68 years
Semi-major axis2.80 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.23 – 3.37 au
Eccentricity0.205
Inclination2.27°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.24 au

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

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