(1556) Wingolfia Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 January 1942 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Wingolfia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wingolfia is 3.53 au from the Sun and 4.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1556 |
| Provisional designation | 1942 AA |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 28.6 km (#1,442 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.130 |
| Rotation period | 10.0 hours |
| Spectral type | XC |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.49 |
| Orbital period | 6.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.07 – 3.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.106 |
| Inclination | 15.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 14 January 1942
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- (911) Agamemnon
- (913) Otila
- (918) Itha
- (920) Rogeria
- (921) Jovita
- (922) Schlutia
- (923) Herluga
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