(1312) Vassar Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 July 1933 by G. Van Biesbroeck at Williams Bay.
Where Vassar is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vassar is 2.48 au from the Sun and 1.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1312 |
| Provisional designation | 1933 OT |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 36.3 km (#1,096 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0643 |
| Rotation period | 7.93 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.62 |
| Orbital period | 5.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.10 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.45 – 3.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.210 |
| Inclination | 21.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.56 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 27 July 1933
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- (1024) Hale
- (1027) Aesculapia
- (1033) Simona
- (1045) Michela
- (1046) Edwin
- (1079) Mimosa
- (1270) Datura
- (1464) Armisticia
- (2253) Espinette
- (2463) Sterpin
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