(1189) Terentia Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 17 September 1930 by G. N. Neujmin at Simeis.

Where Terentia is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsTerentiaTerentia

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Terentia is 2.68 au from the Sun and 1.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1189
Provisional designation1930 SG
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter59.2 km (#597 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0420
Rotation period19.3 hours
Spectral typeCh
Absolute magnitude (H)9.97
Orbital period5.02 years
Semi-major axis2.93 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.61 – 3.26 au
Eccentricity0.111
Inclination9.86°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.63 au

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

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