(650) Amalasuntha Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 4 October 1907 by A. Kopff at Heidelberg.

Where Amalasuntha is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Amalasuntha is 2.17 au from the Sun and 1.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number650
Provisional designationA907 TL
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter18.6 km (#2,405 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0270
Rotation period16.6 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.64
Orbital period3.85 years
Semi-major axis2.46 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.01 – 2.91 au
Eccentricity0.184
Inclination2.56°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.01 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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