(1475) Yalta Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 21 September 1935 by P. F. Shajn at Simeis.

Where Yalta is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsYaltaYalta

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yalta is 2.35 au from the Sun and 2.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1475
Provisional designation1935 SM
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Rotation period70.8 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.81
Orbital period3.60 years
Semi-major axis2.35 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.95 – 2.74 au
Eccentricity0.168
Inclination4.51°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.963 au

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

Also discovered on 21 September 1935

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