(864) Aase Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 30 September 1921 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Aase is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsAaseAase

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aase is 1.79 au from the Sun and 0.851 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number864
Provisional designationA921 SB
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.25 km (#7,370 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.239
Rotation period3.23 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)12.8
Orbital period3.28 years
Semi-major axis2.21 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.79 – 2.63 au
Eccentricity0.190
Inclination5.45°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.783 au

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

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