(813) Baumeia Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 28 November 1915 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.

Where Baumeia is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Baumeia is 2.28 au from the Sun and 3.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number813
Provisional designationA915 WJ
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter11.7 km (#4,206 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.256
Rotation period10.5 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.59
Orbital period3.31 years
Semi-major axis2.22 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.17 – 2.28 au
Eccentricity0.0260
Inclination6.29°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.17 au

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

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