(515) Athalia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 September 1903 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
Where Athalia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Athalia is 2.86 au from the Sun and 3.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 515 |
| Provisional designation | A903 SH |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 41.2 km (#939 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0390 |
| Rotation period | 10.6 hours |
| Spectral type | I |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.93 |
| Orbital period | 5.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.12 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.57 – 3.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.178 |
| Inclination | 2.04° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.58 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 20 September 1903
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