(1095) Tulipa Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 April 1926 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Tulipa is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tulipa is 3.01 au from the Sun and 3.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1095
Provisional designation1926 GS
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter27.9 km (#1,490 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.146
Rotation period2.79 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)10.43
Orbital period5.26 years
Semi-major axis3.03 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.98 – 3.08 au
Eccentricity0.0164
Inclination10.0°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.98 au

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

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