(1076) Viola Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 October 1926 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
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Where Viola is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Viola is 2.83 au from the Sun and 3.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1076 |
| Provisional designation | 1926 TE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 22.3 km (#1,935 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0410 |
| Rotation period | 7.34 hours |
| Spectral type | F |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.18 |
| Orbital period | 3.89 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.47 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.146 |
| Inclination | 3.32° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.13 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.