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1312 Vassar

asteroid
Thing asteroid Q137903

Facts

26 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
1311 Knopfia[4]
Followed by
(1313) Berna[5]
Absolute magnitude
+10.7, +10.62[17][18]
Albedo
+0.0643[37]
Apoapsis
+3.760, +3.751283778948726[28][29]
Argument of periapsis
+261.37306, +261.9143047902203[32][33]
Diameter
+36.28[36]
Discoverer or inventor
George Van Biesbroeck[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[38]
Longitude of ascending node
+129.43768, +129.1900625124181[24][25]
Mean anomaly
+141.17851, +286.6402476145497[34][35]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[6]
Named after
Vassar College[3]
Orbital eccentricity
0.21 (0.21–0.22, n=3)[14][15][16]
Orbital inclination
+21.89615, +21.93449905952436[19][20]
Orbital period
+5.44, +1993.050223392079[21][22]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[7]
Periapsis
+2.4285003, +2.447548315178353[30][31]
Provisional designation
1933 OT, 1944 QE, A908 CD, 2019 FN5[8][9][10][11]
Rotation period
+7.932[23]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+3.0944941, +3.099416047063539[26][27]
Significant event
naming[13]
Site of astronomical discovery
Yerkes Observatory[2]
Show all 26 facts +2
Time of discovery or invention
July 27, 1933[12]
Time of periapsis
+2461406.637974666[39]
🏷️ Also known as
en Vassar de (1312) Vassar el 1312 Βάσσαρ fa سیارک ۱۳۱۲ ja ヴァッサー ru Вассар ru (1312) Вассар ru (1312) 1933 OT ru 1933 OT ru 1944 QE ru A908 CD uk 1312 Вассар zh 小行星1312
🔖 Identifiers · 5
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
001312-asteroid shape model (1312) Vassar.png ↗
DAMIT asteroid ID
526
Freebase ID
/m/03yhpm2
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20001312
Minor Planet Center body ID
1312

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  1. [1] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  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.
  31. [31] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'ca', 'ce', 'commons', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fi', '
    Sitelink count → 39
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  2. 4w ago · Kwamikagami · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 39
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'ca', 'ce', 'commons', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fi', '
    Astronomic symbol image → Vassar symbol (fixed width).svg
    Claims rich → —
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  3. 15w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Longitude of ascending node → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+129.43768'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+129.1900625124181'}
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.760'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.751283778948726'}
    Mean anomaly → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+141.17851'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+286.6402476145497'}
    Epoch → November 21, 2025
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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