(759) Vinifera Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 26 August 1913 by F. Kaiser at Heidelberg.

Where Vinifera is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsViniferaVinifera

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vinifera is 2.81 au from the Sun and 3.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number759
Provisional designationA913 QC
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter52.9 km (#694 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0360
Rotation period14.2 hours
Spectral typeX
Absolute magnitude (H)10.82
Orbital period4.23 years
Semi-major axis2.62 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.07 – 3.16 au
Eccentricity0.207
Inclination19.9°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.06 au

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

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