(1070) Tunica Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 September 1926 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Tunica is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tunica is 3.30 au from the Sun and 3.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1070 |
| Provisional designation | 1926 RB |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 39.1 km (#995 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0610 |
| Rotation period | 15.7 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.86 |
| Orbital period | 5.81 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.97 – 3.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0798 |
| Inclination | 17.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.97 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 1 September 1926
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- (796) Sarita
- (799) Gudula
- (864) Aase
- (909) Ulla
- (910) Anneliese
- (911) Agamemnon
- (913) Otila
- (918) Itha
- (920) Rogeria
- (921) Jovita
- (922) Schlutia
- (923) Herluga
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