(1170) Siva Mars-crossing Asteroid
Discovered on 29 September 1930 by E. Delporte at Uccle.
Where Siva is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Siva is 1.63 au from the Sun and 0.948 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1170 |
| Provisional designation | 1930 SQ |
| Orbit class | Mars-crossing Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.4 km (#4,895 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.175 |
| Rotation period | 3.14 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.36 |
| Orbital period | 3.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.63 – 3.03 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.301 |
| Inclination | 22.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.722 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.