(543) Charlotte Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 September 1904 by P. Gotz at Heidelberg.
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Where Charlotte is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Charlotte is 3.22 au from the Sun and 3.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 543 |
| Provisional designation | A904 RG |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 45.6 km (#842 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.144 |
| Rotation period | 10.7 hours |
| Spectral type | Xe |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.48 |
| Orbital period | 5.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.06 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.60 – 3.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.151 |
| Inclination | 8.46° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.63 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 11 September 1904
More named asteroids discovered by P. Gotz
- (538) Friederike
- (544) Jetta
- (545) Messalina
- (546) Herodias
- (547) Praxedis
- (548) Kressida
- (554) Peraga
- (556) Phyllis
- (563) Suleika
- (564) Dudu
- (566) Stereoskopia
- (567) Eleutheria
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