(695) Bella Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 November 1909 by J. H. Metcalf at Taunton.
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Where Bella is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bella is 2.15 au from the Sun and 1.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 695 |
| Provisional designation | A909 VD |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 40.6 km (#957 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.207 |
| Rotation period | 14.2 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.18 |
| Orbital period | 4.05 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 2.95 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.160 |
| Inclination | 13.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.18 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 7 November 1909
More named asteroids discovered by J. H. Metcalf
- (525) Adelaide
- (581) Tauntonia
- (599) Luisa
- (600) Musa
- (602) Marianna
- (603) Timandra
- (604) Tekmessa
- (611) Valeria
- (620) Drakonia
- (622) Esther
- (636) Erika
- (637) Chrysothemis
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