(197) Arete Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 May 1879 by J. Palisa at Pola.
Where Arete is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Arete is 2.96 au from the Sun and 2.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 197 |
| Provisional designation | A879 KA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 31.7 km (#1,291 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.373 |
| Rotation period | 6.61 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.55 |
| Orbital period | 4.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.74 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.29 – 3.18 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.162 |
| Inclination | 8.79° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.30 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (136) Austria
- (137) Meliboea
- (140) Siwa
- (142) Polana
- (143) Adria
- (151) Abundantia
- (153) Hilda
- (155) Scylla
- (156) Xanthippe
- (178) Belisana
- (182) Elsa
- (183) Istria
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