(1424) Sundmania Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 9 January 1937 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.

Where Sundmania is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsSundmaniaSundmania

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sundmania is 3.08 au from the Sun and 2.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1424
Provisional designation1937 AJ
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter64.7 km (#531 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0300
Rotation period93.7 hours
Spectral typeX
Absolute magnitude (H)9.98
Orbital period5.70 years
Semi-major axis3.19 au
Perihelion – aphelion3.01 – 3.37 au
Eccentricity0.0553
Inclination9.16°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)2.02 au

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

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