(585) Bilkis Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 February 1906 by A. Kopff at Heidelberg.
Where Bilkis is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bilkis is 2.26 au from the Sun and 2.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 585 |
| Provisional designation | A906 DF |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 49.8 km (#758 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0140 |
| Rotation period | 8.58 hours |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.48 |
| Orbital period | 3.79 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 2.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.129 |
| Inclination | 7.58° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.13 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 16 February 1906
More named asteroids discovered by A. Kopff
- (579) Sidonia
- (582) Olympia
- (584) Semiramis
- (589) Croatia
- (591) Irmgard
- (593) Titania
- (595) Polyxena
- (596) Scheila
- (606) Brangane
- (607) Jenny
- (608) Adolfine
- (612) Veronika
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