(13) Egeria Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 November 1850 by A. de Gasparis at Naples.
Where Egeria is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Egeria is 2.70 au from the Sun and 3.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13 |
| Provisional designation | A850 VA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 203 km (#28 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0490 |
| Rotation period | 7.04 hours |
| Spectral type | G |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 6.92 |
| Orbital period | 4.14 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.36 – 2.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0846 |
| Inclination | 16.5° |
| 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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