(396) Aeolia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 December 1894 by A. Charlois at Nice.
Where Aeolia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aeolia is 3.17 au from the Sun and 2.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 396 |
| Provisional designation | A894 XA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 39.2 km (#993 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.126 |
| Rotation period | 14.4 hours |
| Spectral type | Xe |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.12 |
| Orbital period | 4.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.74 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.31 – 3.18 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.159 |
| Inclination | 2.55° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.29 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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