(810) Atossa Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 8 September 1915 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.

Where Atossa is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsAtossaAtossa

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Atossa is 2.57 au from the Sun and 3.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number810
Provisional designationA915 RS
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter8.10 km (#6,464 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.224
Rotation period4.38 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.52
Orbital period3.22 years
Semi-major axis2.18 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.79 – 2.57 au
Eccentricity0.181
Inclination2.61°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.778 au

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

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