(514) Armida Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 August 1903 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.

Where Armida is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsArmidaArmida

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Armida is 2.94 au from the Sun and 2.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number514
Provisional designationA903 QC
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter120 km (#158 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0300
Rotation period21.9 hours
Spectral typeXC
Absolute magnitude (H)9.2
Orbital period5.32 years
Semi-major axis3.05 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.94 – 3.16 au
Eccentricity0.0366
Inclination3.88°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.94 au

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

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