(1201) Strenua Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 September 1931 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Strenua is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Strenua is 2.80 au from the Sun and 3.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1201
Provisional designation1931 RK
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter35.8 km (#1,115 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0370
Rotation period14.8 hours
Spectral typeXc
Absolute magnitude (H)11.54
Orbital period4.44 years
Semi-major axis2.70 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.59 – 2.81 au
Eccentricity0.0403
Inclination7.00°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.59 au

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

Also discovered on 14 September 1931

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