(694) Ekard Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 November 1909 by J. H. Metcalf at Taunton.
Where Ekard is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ekard is 2.14 au from the Sun and 2.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 694 |
| Provisional designation | A909 VC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 122 km (#153 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0260 |
| Rotation period | 5.92 hours |
| Spectral type | CP: |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.25 |
| Orbital period | 4.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.67 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.81 – 3.53 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.323 |
| Inclination | 15.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.869 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 7 November 1909
More named asteroids discovered by J. H. Metcalf
- (525) Adelaide
- (581) Tauntonia
- (599) Luisa
- (600) Musa
- (602) Marianna
- (603) Timandra
- (604) Tekmessa
- (611) Valeria
- (620) Drakonia
- (622) Esther
- (636) Erika
- (637) Chrysothemis
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