(908) Buda Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 30 November 1918 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.

Where Buda is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsBudaBuda

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Buda is 2.74 au from the Sun and 2.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number908
Provisional designationA918 WD
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter30.7 km (#1,330 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0870
Rotation period14.6 hours
Spectral typeL
Absolute magnitude (H)10.7
Orbital period3.89 years
Semi-major axis2.47 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.11 – 2.84 au
Eccentricity0.146
Inclination13.4°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.13 au

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

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