(564) Dudu Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 9 May 1905 by P. Gotz at Heidelberg.

Where Dudu is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsDuduDudu

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dudu is 3.49 au from the Sun and 3.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number564
Provisional designationA905 JD
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter52.0 km (#708 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0500
Rotation period8.88 hours
Spectral typeCDX:
Absolute magnitude (H)10.45
Orbital period4.56 years
Semi-major axis2.75 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.99 – 3.51 au
Eccentricity0.275
Inclination18.0°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.00 au

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

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