(608) Adolfine Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 18 September 1906 by A. Kopff at Heidelberg.

Where Adolfine is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Adolfine is 2.87 au from the Sun and 3.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number608
Provisional designationA916 OH
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter20.4 km (#2,161 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.245
Rotation period8.35 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)10.84
Orbital period5.26 years
Semi-major axis3.02 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.65 – 3.40 au
Eccentricity0.123
Inclination9.37°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.66 au

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

Also discovered on 18 September 1906

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