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1103 Sequoia

asteroid
Place Asteroid Q135954

Facts

28 properties

Identity

Instance of
asteroid
More facts +27
Follows
1102 Pepita[4]
Followed by
1104 Syringa[5]
Absolute magnitude
+12.25, +12.2[18][19]
Albedo
+0.384[39]
Apoapsis
+2.117, +2.116294165726768[30][31]
Argument of periapsis
+77.84367, +77.92998368788481[34][35]
Asteroid family
Hungaria group[13]
Asteroid spectral type
E-type asteroid, X-type asteroid[11][12]
Diameter
+6.692[38]
Discoverer or inventor
Walter Baade[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025
Longitude of ascending node
+267.64739, +267.6029182840146[26][27]
Mean anomaly
+140.32549, +86.64046658976243[36][37]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt, inner asteroid belt[6][7]
Named after
Sequoia National Park[3]
Orbital eccentricity
0.09 (0.09–0.09, n=3)[15][16][17]
Orbital inclination
17.9 (17.9–17.9, n=3)[20][21][22]
Orbital period
+2.69, +982.2592999683555[23][24]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[8]
Periapsis
+1.7502231, +1.751367512092529[32][33]
Provisional designation
1928 VB[9]
Rotation period
+3.03784[25]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+1.9334726, +1.933830838909649[28][29]
Significant event
naming[14]
Site of astronomical discovery
Hamburg-Bergedorf Observatory[2]
Time of discovery or invention
November 9, 1928[10]
Time of periapsis
+2460764.101655385
🏷️ Also known as
en 1103 Sequoia en Sequoia de (1103) Sequoia el 1103 Σεκόγια fa سیارک ۱۱۰۳ ja セコイア ru (1103) Sequoia ru (1103) 1928 VB ru (1103) Секвойя ru 1928 VB ru Sequoia ru Секвойя uk 1103 Секвойя zh 小行星1103
🔖 Identifiers · 5
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
001103-asteroid shape model (1103) Sequoia.png ↗
DAMIT asteroid ID
506
Freebase ID
/m/02r0rp3
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20001103
Minor Planet Center body ID
1103

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Asteroid spectral type 2
E-type asteroid, X-type asteroid
Asteroid family 1
Hungaria group
Discoverer or inventor 1
Walter Baade
Epoch 1
November 21, 2025
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
asteroid belt
Named after 1
Sequoia National Park
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
Site of astronomical discovery 1
Hamburg-Bergedorf Observatory
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  27. [27] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  1. 11d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed [kaa] labels, descriptions, aliases and claims: kaawiki sitelink"
  2. 4w ago · Kwamikagami · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Minor planet group → asteroid belt, inner asteroid belt
    Orbital inclination → 17.901 degree, 17.89953 degree, 17.90139 degree
    Parent astronomical body → Sun
    Albedo → 0.384
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