(382) Dodona Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 29 January 1894 by A. Charlois at Nice.

Where Dodona is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsDodonaDodona

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dodona is 2.86 au from the Sun and 3.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number382
Provisional designationA894 BB
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter65.2 km (#522 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.129
Rotation period4.11 hours
Spectral typeM
Absolute magnitude (H)8.77
Orbital period5.55 years
Semi-major axis3.13 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.62 – 3.65 au
Eccentricity0.164
Inclination7.41°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.62 au

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

Also discovered on 29 January 1894

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