(861) Aida Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 January 1917 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
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Where Aida is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aida is 3.05 au from the Sun and 2.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 861 |
| Provisional designation | A917 BF |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 66.8 km (#502 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0571 |
| Rotation period | 10.9 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.78 |
| Orbital period | 5.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.83 – 3.45 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0991 |
| Inclination | 8.06° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.82 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 22 January 1917
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