(342) Endymion Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 October 1892 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
Where Endymion is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Endymion is 2.86 au from the Sun and 3.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 342 |
| Provisional designation | A892 UA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 64.3 km (#534 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0350 |
| Rotation period | 6.32 hours |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.23 |
| Orbital period | 4.12 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.23 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.130 |
| Inclination | 7.35° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.26 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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