(36) Atalante Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 October 1855 by H. Goldschmidt at Paris.
Where Atalante is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Atalante is 3.58 au from the Sun and 4.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 36 |
| Provisional designation | A855 TA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 133 km (#117 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0290 |
| Rotation period | 9.93 hours |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.53 |
| Orbital period | 4.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.74 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 3.59 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.306 |
| Inclination | 18.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.954 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 5 October 1855
More named asteroids discovered by H. Goldschmidt
- (21) Lutetia
- (32) Pomona
- (40) Harmonia
- (41) Daphne
- (44) Nysa
- (45) Eugenia
- (48) Doris
- (49) Pales
- (52) Europa
- (54) Alexandra
- (56) Melete
- (61) Danae
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