(1422) Stromgrenia Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 23 August 1936 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Stromgrenia is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stromgrenia is 2.46 au from the Sun and 3.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1422
Provisional designation1936 QF
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.81 km (#9,203 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.224
Rotation period3.51 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)13.35
Orbital period3.37 years
Semi-major axis2.25 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.87 – 2.62 au
Eccentricity0.168
Inclination2.68°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.869 au

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

Also discovered on 23 August 1936

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