(850) Altona Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 March 1916 by S. Beljavskij at Simeis.
Where Altona is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Altona is 2.73 au from the Sun and 2.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 850 |
| Provisional designation | A916 FG |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 80.9 km (#371 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0390 |
| Rotation period | 11.2 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.69 |
| Orbital period | 5.19 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.00 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.61 – 3.39 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.130 |
| Inclination | 15.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.62 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 27 March 1916
More named asteroids discovered by S. Beljavskij
- (749) Malzovia
- (812) Adele
- (849) Ara
- (851) Zeissia
- (852) Wladilena
- (853) Nansenia
- (854) Frostia
- (855) Newcombia
- (856) Backlunda
- (857) Glasenappia
- (885) Ulrike
- (969) Leocadia
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