(457) Alleghenia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 September 1900 by Wolf, M. F., Schwassmann, A. at Heidelberg.
Where Alleghenia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alleghenia is 2.87 au from the Sun and 2.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 457 |
| Provisional designation | A900 RA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 18.7 km (#2,385 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.208 |
| Rotation period | 22.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.1 |
| Orbital period | 5.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.09 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.57 – 3.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.171 |
| Inclination | 13.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.59 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (456) Abnoba
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