(881) Athene Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 July 1917 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
Where Athene is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Athene is 2.39 au from the Sun and 3.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 881 |
| Provisional designation | A917 OD |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.2 km (#4,023 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.237 |
| Rotation period | 13.9 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.89 |
| Orbital period | 4.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 3.15 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.208 |
| Inclination | 14.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 22 July 1917
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- (328) Gudrun
- (329) Svea
- (330) Adalberta
- (332) Siri
- (333) Badenia
- (334) Chicago
- (339) Dorothea
- (340) Eduarda
- (341) California
- (342) Endymion
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