(1352) Wawel Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 3 February 1935 by S. J. Arend at Uccle.

Where Wawel is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wawel is 2.62 au from the Sun and 2.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1352
Provisional designation1935 CE
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter20.0 km (#2,204 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.149
Rotation period17.0 hours
Spectral typeX
Absolute magnitude (H)11.19
Orbital period4.63 years
Semi-major axis2.78 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.60 – 2.95 au
Eccentricity0.0631
Inclination3.76°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.61 au

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

Also discovered on 3 February 1935

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