(802) Epyaxa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1915 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
Where Epyaxa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Epyaxa is 2.35 au from the Sun and 2.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 802 |
| Provisional designation | A915 FJ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.42 km (#7,187 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.292 |
| Rotation period | 4.39 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.89 |
| Orbital period | 3.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.37 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0790 |
| Inclination | 5.20° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 20 March 1915
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- (340) Eduarda
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