(785) Zwetana Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 30 March 1914 by A. Massinger at Heidelberg.

Where Zwetana is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zwetana is 2.58 au from the Sun and 2.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number785
Provisional designationA914 FD
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter49.5 km (#762 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.120
Rotation period8.89 hours
Spectral typeM
Absolute magnitude (H)9.45
Orbital period4.12 years
Semi-major axis2.57 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.04 – 3.10 au
Eccentricity0.207
Inclination12.8°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.06 au

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

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