(65) Cybele Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 March 1861 by E. W. Tempel at Marseilles.
Where Cybele is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cybele is 3.08 au from the Sun and 4.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 65 |
| Provisional designation | A861 EB |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 237 km (#14 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0706 |
| Rotation period | 6.08 hours |
| Spectral type | P |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 6.83 |
| Orbital period | 6.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.97 – 3.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.128 |
| Inclination | 3.57° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.96 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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