(34) Circe Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 April 1855 by J. Chacornac at Paris.
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Where Circe is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Circe is 2.42 au from the Sun and 3.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34 |
| Provisional designation | A855 GA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 133 km (#115 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0230 |
| Rotation period | 12.2 hours |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.75 |
| Orbital period | 4.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.69 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.40 – 2.97 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.106 |
| Inclination | 5.50° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.41 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.