(441) Bathilde Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 8 December 1898 by A. Charlois at Nice.

Where Bathilde is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsBathildeBathilde

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bathilde is 2.67 au from the Sun and 3.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number441
Provisional designationA898 XA
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter65.1 km (#524 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.204
Rotation period10.4 hours
Spectral typeM
Absolute magnitude (H)8.65
Orbital period4.70 years
Semi-major axis2.81 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.57 – 3.04 au
Eccentricity0.0830
Inclination8.16°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.59 au

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

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