(2019) van Albada Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 28 September 1935 by H. van Gent at Johannesburg.

Where van Albada is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: van Albada is 2.46 au from the Sun and 1.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2019
Provisional designation1935 SX1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.87 km (#6,713 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.496
Rotation period2.73 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)12.43
Orbital period3.35 years
Semi-major axis2.24 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.87 – 2.61 au
Eccentricity0.166
Inclination4.05°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.852 au

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

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