(1864) Daedalus Apollo
Discovered on 24 March 1971 by T. Gehrels at Palomar.
Where Daedalus is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Daedalus is 1.81 au from the Sun and 2.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1864 |
| Provisional designation | 1971 FA |
| Orbit class | Apollo · near-Earth |
| Diameter | 3.70 km (#13,461 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.273 |
| Rotation period | 8.57 hours |
| Spectral type | SQ |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.83 |
| Orbital period | 1.77 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.46 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 0.563 – 2.36 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.614 |
| Inclination | 22.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.269 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (1871) Astyanax
- (1872) Helenos
- (1877) Marsden
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- (6750) Katgert
- (11249) Etna
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