(673) Edda Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 September 1908 by J. H. Metcalf at Taunton.
Where Edda is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Edda is 2.83 au from the Sun and 1.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 673 |
| Provisional designation | A908 SG |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 37.6 km (#1,048 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0920 |
| Rotation period | 22.3 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.14 |
| Orbital period | 4.72 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.81 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.79 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.00899 |
| Inclination | 2.88° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.81 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (603) Timandra
- (604) Tekmessa
- (611) Valeria
- (620) Drakonia
- (622) Esther
- (636) Erika
- (637) Chrysothemis
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