(445) Edna Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 October 1899 by E. F. Coddington at Mount Hamilton.
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Where Edna is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Edna is 3.53 au from the Sun and 4.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 445 |
| Provisional designation | A899 TC |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 87.8 km (#306 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0440 |
| Rotation period | 20.0 hours |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.28 |
| Orbital period | 5.73 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.56 – 3.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.200 |
| Inclination | 21.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.66 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
More named asteroids discovered by E. F. Coddington
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