(571) Dulcinea Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 September 1905 by P. Gotz at Heidelberg.
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Where Dulcinea is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dulcinea is 2.70 au from the Sun and 3.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 571 |
| Provisional designation | A905 RA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.7 km (#4,220 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.298 |
| Rotation period | 126 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.77 |
| Orbital period | 3.74 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.82 – 3.00 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.243 |
| Inclination | 5.23° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.830 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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