(1103) Sequoia Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 November 1928 by W. Baade at Bergedorf.
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Where Sequoia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sequoia is 2.10 au from the Sun and 3.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1103 |
| Provisional designation | 1928 VB |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.69 km (#8,008 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.384 |
| Rotation period | 3.04 hours |
| Spectral type | E |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.19 |
| Orbital period | 2.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.93 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.75 – 2.12 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0946 |
| Inclination | 17.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.812 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (966) Muschi
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- (1566) Icarus
- (5656) Oldfield
- (7448) Pollath
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