(48) Doris Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 September 1857 by H. Goldschmidt at Paris.
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Where Doris is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Doris is 3.31 au from the Sun and 3.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 48 |
| Provisional designation | A857 SA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 216 km (#20 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0650 |
| Rotation period | 11.9 hours |
| Spectral type | CG |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 7.1 |
| Orbital period | 5.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.11 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.91 – 3.32 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0661 |
| Inclination | 6.56° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.93 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 19 September 1857
More named asteroids discovered by H. Goldschmidt
- (21) Lutetia
- (32) Pomona
- (36) Atalante
- (40) Harmonia
- (41) Daphne
- (44) Nysa
- (45) Eugenia
- (49) Pales
- (52) Europa
- (54) Alexandra
- (56) Melete
- (61) Danae
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