(1013) Tombecka Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 17 January 1924 by B. Jekhovsky at Algiers.

Where Tombecka is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tombecka is 3.05 au from the Sun and 3.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1013
Provisional designationA924 BL
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter34.6 km (#1,165 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.132
Rotation period6.05 hours
Spectral typeXSC
Absolute magnitude (H)10.17
Orbital period4.40 years
Semi-major axis2.68 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.13 – 3.24 au
Eccentricity0.208
Inclination11.9°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.18 au

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

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