(340) Eduarda Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 25 September 1892 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.

Where Eduarda is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsEduardaEduarda

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Eduarda is 2.89 au from the Sun and 3.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number340
Provisional designationA892 SD
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter28.0 km (#1,481 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.247
Rotation period8.01 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)9.99
Orbital period4.55 years
Semi-major axis2.75 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.42 – 3.07 au
Eccentricity0.118
Inclination4.67°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.44 au

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

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