(358) Apollonia Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 8 March 1893 by A. Charlois at Nice.

Where Apollonia is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsApolloniaApollonia

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Apollonia is 3.26 au from the Sun and 3.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number358
Provisional designationA893 EC
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter90.1 km (#293 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0500
Rotation period50.6 hours
Spectral typeCh
Absolute magnitude (H)9.12
Orbital period4.88 years
Semi-major axis2.88 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.44 – 3.31 au
Eccentricity0.151
Inclination3.55°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.46 au

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

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