(1089) Tama Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 November 1927 by O. Oikawa at Tokyo.
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Where Tama is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tama is 1.93 au from the Sun and 1.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1089 |
| Provisional designation | 1927 WB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.1 km (#3,692 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.216 |
| Rotation period | 16.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.68 |
| Orbital period | 3.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 2.50 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.127 |
| Inclination | 3.73° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.945 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 17 November 1927
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