(597) Bandusia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 April 1906 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
Where Bandusia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bandusia is 2.78 au from the Sun and 2.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 597 |
| Provisional designation | A906 HE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 36.1 km (#1,103 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.236 |
| Rotation period | 7.66 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.32 |
| Orbital period | 4.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.67 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.29 – 3.05 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.143 |
| Inclination | 12.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.31 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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