(420) Bertholda Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 September 1896 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
Where Bertholda is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bertholda is 3.43 au from the Sun and 4.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 420 |
| Provisional designation | A896 RC |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 139 km (#104 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0440 |
| Rotation period | 11.0 hours |
| Spectral type | P |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.31 |
| Orbital period | 6.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.35 – 3.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0205 |
| Inclination | 6.71° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.37 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 7 September 1896
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