(1560) Strattonia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 December 1942 by E. Delporte at Uccle.
Where Strattonia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Strattonia is 2.41 au from the Sun and 2.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1560 |
| Provisional designation | 1942 XB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 23.8 km (#1,789 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0810 |
| Rotation period | 18.4 hours |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.67 |
| Orbital period | 4.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.69 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 3.25 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.212 |
| Inclination | 6.28° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.13 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.