(849) Ara Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 February 1912 by S. Beljavskij at Simeis.
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Where Ara is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ara is 2.55 au from the Sun and 2.37 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 849 |
| Provisional designation | A915 UB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 80.8 km (#373 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.186 |
| Rotation period | 4.12 hours |
| Spectral type | M |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.13 |
| Orbital period | 5.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.51 – 3.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.201 |
| Inclination | 19.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.56 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 9 February 1912
More named asteroids discovered by S. Beljavskij
- (749) Malzovia
- (812) Adele
- (850) Altona
- (851) Zeissia
- (852) Wladilena
- (853) Nansenia
- (854) Frostia
- (855) Newcombia
- (856) Backlunda
- (857) Glasenappia
- (885) Ulrike
- (969) Leocadia
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