(1262) Sniadeckia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 March 1933 by S. J. Arend at Uccle.
Where Sniadeckia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sniadeckia is 3.02 au from the Sun and 3.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1262 |
| Provisional designation | 1933 FE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 71.0 km (#457 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0280 |
| Rotation period | 17.6 hours |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.28 |
| Orbital period | 5.21 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.00 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.99 – 3.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.00478 |
| Inclination | 13.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.98 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 23 March 1933
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- (1127) Mimi
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- (1263) Varsavia
- (1281) Jeanne
- (1286) Banachiewicza
- (1287) Lorcia
- (1313) Berna
- (1314) Paula
- (1315) Bronislawa
- (1348) Michel
- (1352) Wawel
- (1563) Noel
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