(1039) Sonneberga Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 November 1924 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
Where Sonneberga is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sonneberga is 2.58 au from the Sun and 3.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1039 |
| Provisional designation | A924 WP |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 33.9 km (#1,193 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0530 |
| Rotation period | 34.2 hours |
| Spectral type | X |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.64 |
| Orbital period | 4.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.68 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.52 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0609 |
| Inclination | 4.55° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.52 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 24 November 1924
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- (332) Siri
- (333) Badenia
- (334) Chicago
- (339) Dorothea
- (340) Eduarda
- (341) California
- (342) Endymion
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