(446) Aeternitas Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 October 1899 by Wolf, M. F., Schwassmann, A. at Heidelberg.
Where Aeternitas is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aeternitas is 3.11 au from the Sun and 3.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 446 |
| Provisional designation | A899 UB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 53.6 km (#677 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.317 |
| Rotation period | 15.7 hours |
| Spectral type | A |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.85 |
| Orbital period | 4.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.44 – 3.14 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.124 |
| Inclination | 10.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.46 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 27 October 1899
More named asteroids discovered by Wolf, M. F., Schwassmann, A.
- (435) Ella
- (436) Patricia
- (442) Eichsfeldia
- (443) Photographica
- (447) Valentine
- (448) Natalie
- (449) Hamburga
- (450) Brigitta
- (455) Bruchsalia
- (456) Abnoba
- (457) Alleghenia
- (458) Hercynia
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