(1109) Tata Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 February 1929 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Tata is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tata is 3.31 au from the Sun and 4.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1109 |
| Provisional designation | 1929 CU |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 61.8 km (#563 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0440 |
| Rotation period | 8.28 hours |
| Spectral type | FC |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.02 |
| Orbital period | 5.81 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.92 – 3.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0977 |
| Inclination | 4.13° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.90 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.