(1038) Tuckia Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 November 1924 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
Where Tuckia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tuckia is 3.32 au from the Sun and 2.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1038 |
| Provisional designation | A924 WO |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 58.3 km (#609 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0244 |
| Rotation period | 69.0 hours |
| Spectral type | DTU: |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.64 |
| Orbital period | 7.93 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.97 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.10 – 4.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.221 |
| Inclination | 9.19° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.