(978) Aidamina Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 May 1922 by S. Beljavskij at Simeis.
Where Aidamina is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aidamina is 2.48 au from the Sun and 1.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 978 |
| Provisional designation | A922 KE |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 92.1 km (#282 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0270 |
| Rotation period | 10.1 hours |
| Spectral type | PF |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.64 |
| Orbital period | 5.74 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.47 – 3.94 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.230 |
| Inclination | 21.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.51 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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