(513) Centesima Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 August 1903 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
Where Centesima is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Centesima is 3.20 au from the Sun and 4.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 513 |
| Provisional designation | A916 BC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 48.8 km (#771 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0890 |
| Rotation period | 4.79 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.49 |
| Orbital period | 5.23 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.01 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.75 – 3.27 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0871 |
| Inclination | 9.74° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.77 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.