(384) Burdigala Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 11 February 1894 by F. Courty at Bordeaux.

Where Burdigala is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Burdigala is 2.48 au from the Sun and 1.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number384
Provisional designationA894 CA
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter34.4 km (#1,175 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.192
Rotation period405 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)9.38
Orbital period4.32 years
Semi-major axis2.65 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.27 – 3.04 au
Eccentricity0.145
Inclination5.59°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.29 au

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

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