(284) Amalia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 May 1889 by A. Charlois at Nice.
Where Amalia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Amalia is 2.26 au from the Sun and 3.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 284 |
| Provisional designation | A889 KA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 53.0 km (#692 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0602 |
| Rotation period | 8.54 hours |
| Spectral type | CX |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.3 |
| Orbital period | 3.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.83 – 2.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.222 |
| Inclination | 8.04° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.833 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (267) Tirza
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- (277) Elvira
- (282) Clorinde
- (283) Emma
- (285) Regina
- (289) Nenetta
- (293) Brasilia
- (294) Felicia
- (296) Phaetusa
- (297) Caecilia
- (298) Baptistina
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