(1417) Walinskia Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 1 April 1937 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Walinskia is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Walinskia is 3.11 au from the Sun and 2.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1417
Provisional designation1937 GH
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter16.9 km (#2,703 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.281
Rotation period2.93 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.23
Orbital period5.12 years
Semi-major axis2.97 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.74 – 3.20 au
Eccentricity0.0782
Inclination8.27°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.73 au

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

Also discovered on 1 April 1937

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