(398) Admete Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 28 December 1894 by A. Charlois at Nice.

Where Admete is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Admete is 2.37 au from the Sun and 3.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number398
Provisional designationA894 YB
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter49.8 km (#757 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0540
Rotation period21.0 hours
Spectral typeC
Absolute magnitude (H)10.7
Orbital period4.53 years
Semi-major axis2.74 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.12 – 3.35 au
Eccentricity0.225
Inclination9.56°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.14 au

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

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