(394) Arduina Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 19 November 1894 by A. Borrelly at Marseilles.

Where Arduina is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsArduinaArduina

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Arduina is 2.45 au from the Sun and 3.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number394
Provisional designationA894 WB
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter30.0 km (#1,361 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.294
Rotation period16.5 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)9.7
Orbital period4.59 years
Semi-major axis2.76 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.13 – 3.39 au
Eccentricity0.228
Inclination6.22°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.13 au

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

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