(263) Dresda Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 November 1886 by J. Palisa at Vienna.
Where Dresda is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dresda is 3.09 au from the Sun and 4.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 263 |
| Provisional designation | A886 VB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 24.0 km (#1,779 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.198 |
| Rotation period | 16.8 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.24 |
| Orbital period | 4.90 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.88 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.65 – 3.12 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0807 |
| Inclination | 1.32° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.65 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 3 November 1886
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- (136) Austria
- (137) Meliboea
- (140) Siwa
- (142) Polana
- (143) Adria
- (151) Abundantia
- (153) Hilda
- (155) Scylla
- (156) Xanthippe
- (178) Belisana
- (182) Elsa
- (183) Istria
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