(1537) Transylvania Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 August 1940 by G. Strommer at Konkoly.
Named for the section of the old Hungarian empire in which the discoverer was born.Naming citation (MPC 5182), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Transylvania is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Transylvania is 2.47 au from the Sun and 2.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1537 |
| Provisional designation | 1940 QA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 20.3 km (#2,167 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0520 |
| Rotation period | 144 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.32 |
| Orbital period | 5.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.06 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 3.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.293 |
| Inclination | 3.86° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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