(1097) Vicia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 August 1928 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Vicia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vicia is 2.21 au from the Sun and 3.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1097 |
| Provisional designation | 1928 PC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 23.1 km (#1,841 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0310 |
| Rotation period | 100 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.97 |
| Orbital period | 4.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.86 – 3.42 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.295 |
| Inclination | 1.53° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.846 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (911) Agamemnon
- (913) Otila
- (918) Itha
- (920) Rogeria
- (921) Jovita
- (922) Schlutia
- (923) Herluga
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