(400) Ducrosa Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 15 March 1895 by A. Charlois at Nice.

Where Ducrosa is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsDucrosaDucrosa

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ducrosa is 3.33 au from the Sun and 2.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number400
Provisional designationA895 EC
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter36.0 km (#1,106 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.112
Rotation period6.87 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)10.74
Orbital period5.53 years
Semi-major axis3.13 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.76 – 3.49 au
Eccentricity0.116
Inclination10.5°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.78 au

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

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