(1276) Ucclia Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 January 1933 by E. Delporte at Uccle.

Where Ucclia is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ucclia is 3.35 au from the Sun and 2.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1276
Provisional designation1933 BA
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter36.5 km (#1,090 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0750
Rotation period4.91 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)10.81
Orbital period5.67 years
Semi-major axis3.18 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.89 – 3.47 au
Eccentricity0.0910
Inclination23.3°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.91 au

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

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