(469) Argentina Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 February 1901 by L. Carnera at Heidelberg.
Where Argentina is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Argentina is 3.12 au from the Sun and 3.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 469 |
| Provisional designation | A901 DC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 134 km (#114 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0350 |
| Rotation period | 17.6 hours |
| Spectral type | X |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.65 |
| Orbital period | 5.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.67 – 3.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.162 |
| Inclination | 11.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.68 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
More named asteroids discovered by L. Carnera
- (470) Kilia
- (472) Roma
- (476) Hedwig
- (477) Italia
- (478) Tergeste
- (479) Caprera
- (481) Emita
- (485) Genua
- (486) Cremona
- (487) Venetia
- (489) Comacina
- (808) Merxia
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