(409) Aspasia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 December 1895 by A. Charlois at Nice.
Where Aspasia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aspasia is 2.51 au from the Sun and 2.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 409 |
| Provisional designation | A895 XC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 171 km (#51 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0540 |
| Rotation period | 9.02 hours |
| Spectral type | CX |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 7.65 |
| Orbital period | 4.13 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.39 – 2.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0735 |
| Inclination | 11.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.37 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (294) Felicia
- (296) Phaetusa
- (297) Caecilia
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