(815) Coppelia Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 2 February 1916 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.

Where Coppelia is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsCoppeliaCoppelia

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Coppelia is 2.84 au from the Sun and 2.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number815
Provisional designationA916 CC
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter16.9 km (#2,705 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.644
Rotation period4.42 hours
Spectral typeXe
Absolute magnitude (H)10.87
Orbital period4.34 years
Semi-major axis2.66 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.47 – 2.85 au
Eccentricity0.0730
Inclination13.9°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.51 au

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

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