(541) Deborah Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 4 August 1904 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.

Where Deborah is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsDeborahDeborah

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Deborah is 2.66 au from the Sun and 3.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number541
Provisional designationA904 PF
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter60.1 km (#587 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0550
Rotation period29.4 hours
Spectral typeB
Absolute magnitude (H)10.24
Orbital period4.72 years
Semi-major axis2.81 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.66 – 2.96 au
Eccentricity0.0535
Inclination6.02°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.65 au

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

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