(964) Subamara Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 27 October 1921 by J. Palisa at Vienna.

Where Subamara is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Subamara is 3.25 au from the Sun and 3.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number964
Provisional designationA921 UL
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter19.8 km (#2,228 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.236
Rotation period6.87 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)10.81
Orbital period5.33 years
Semi-major axis3.05 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.69 – 3.41 au
Eccentricity0.118
Inclination9.05°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.70 au

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

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