(718) Erida Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 September 1911 by J. Palisa at Vienna.
Where Erida is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Erida is 2.59 au from the Sun and 3.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 718 |
| Provisional designation | A911 SA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 70.9 km (#459 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0420 |
| Rotation period | 17.4 hours |
| Spectral type | X |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.7 |
| Orbital period | 5.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.07 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.48 – 3.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.192 |
| Inclination | 6.89° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.47 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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