(90) Antiope Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 1 October 1866 by R. Luther at Dusseldorf.

Where Antiope is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Antiope is 3.26 au from the Sun and 4.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number90
Provisional designationA866 TA
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter116 km (#175 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0580
Rotation period16.5 hours
Spectral typeC
Absolute magnitude (H)8.42
Orbital period5.57 years
Semi-major axis3.14 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.60 – 3.68 au
Eccentricity0.173
Inclination2.21°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.58 au

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

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