(637) Chrysothemis Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 March 1907 by J. H. Metcalf at Taunton.
Where Chrysothemis is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chrysothemis is 3.19 au from the Sun and 3.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 637 |
| Provisional designation | A907 EN |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 24.2 km (#1,756 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0800 |
| Rotation period | 3.70 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.55 |
| Orbital period | 5.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.80 – 3.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.118 |
| Inclination | 0.238° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.81 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (525) Adelaide
- (581) Tauntonia
- (599) Luisa
- (600) Musa
- (602) Marianna
- (603) Timandra
- (604) Tekmessa
- (611) Valeria
- (620) Drakonia
- (622) Esther
- (636) Erika
- (638) Moira
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