(995) Sternberga Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 8 June 1923 by S. Beljavskij at Simeis.

Where Sternberga is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sternberga is 2.72 au from the Sun and 2.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number995
Provisional designationA923 LC
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter20.2 km (#2,175 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.192
Rotation period22.4 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)10.13
Orbital period4.23 years
Semi-major axis2.62 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.18 – 3.05 au
Eccentricity0.167
Inclination13.1°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.20 au

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

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