(369) Aeria Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 4 July 1893 by A. Borrelly at Marseilles.

Where Aeria is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsAeriaAeria

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aeria is 2.78 au from the Sun and 3.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number369
Provisional designationA893 NA
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter73.8 km (#433 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.127
Rotation period4.78 hours
Spectral typeM
Absolute magnitude (H)8.62
Orbital period4.31 years
Semi-major axis2.65 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.39 – 2.91 au
Eccentricity0.0987
Inclination12.7°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.42 au

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

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