(655) Briseis Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 November 1907 by J. H. Metcalf at Taunton.
Where Briseis is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Briseis is 2.74 au from the Sun and 1.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 655 |
| Provisional designation | A907 VT |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 29.1 km (#1,419 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.302 |
| Rotation period | 161 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.0 |
| Orbital period | 5.17 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.99 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.74 – 3.24 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0836 |
| Inclination | 6.51° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.76 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 4 November 1907
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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