(456) Abnoba Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 4 June 1900 by Wolf, M. F., Schwassmann, A. at Heidelberg.

Where Abnoba is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Abnoba is 2.70 au from the Sun and 2.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number456
Provisional designationA900 LA
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter37.7 km (#1,043 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.286
Rotation period18.3 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)9.1
Orbital period4.65 years
Semi-major axis2.78 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.27 – 3.30 au
Eccentricity0.184
Inclination14.5°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.26 au

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

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