(1053) Vigdis Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 16 November 1925 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.

Where Vigdis is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsVigdisVigdis

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vigdis is 2.55 au from the Sun and 1.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1053
Provisional designation1925 WA
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter9.11 km (#5,679 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.389
Absolute magnitude (H)12.34
Orbital period4.23 years
Semi-major axis2.62 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.37 – 2.86 au
Eccentricity0.0949
Inclination8.34°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.38 au

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

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