(202) Chryseis Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 11 September 1879 by C. H. F. Peters at Clinton.

Where Chryseis is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsChryseisChryseis

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chryseis is 2.78 au from the Sun and 2.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number202
Provisional designationA879 RA
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter86.2 km (#319 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.256
Rotation period23.7 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)7.67
Orbital period5.38 years
Semi-major axis3.07 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.75 – 3.39 au
Eccentricity0.105
Inclination8.85°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.76 au

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

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