MPC designation 1459 Minor planet category main belt Discovered 4 November 1937 Orbits Sun | Discovery date 4 November 1937 Alternative names 1937 VA Observation arc 78.31 yr (28601 days) Inclination 16.9395° Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Similar Asteroid belt, Solar System, Sun, 349 Dembowska, 808 Merxia | ||
1459 Magnya (1937 VA) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 4, 1937, by Russian astronomer Grigory Neujmin at Simeiz Observatory. The spectrum of this object show that it has a basaltic surface, which may indicate that it is a remnant from a larger parent body that underwent differentiation prior to breaking up. As of 2000, it is the only known basalt asteroid orbiting beyond 4 Vesta.
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