(1380) Volodia Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 16 March 1936 by L. Boyer at Algiers.

Where Volodia is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Volodia is 2.84 au from the Sun and 3.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1380
Provisional designation1936 FM
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter21.2 km (#2,061 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0900
Rotation period6.20 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.78
Orbital period5.58 years
Semi-major axis3.15 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.80 – 3.49 au
Eccentricity0.111
Inclination10.4°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.81 au

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

Also discovered on 16 March 1936

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