(433) Eros Amor
Discovered on 13 August 1898 by G. Witt at Berlin.
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Where Eros is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Eros is 1.71 au from the Sun and 2.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 433 |
| Provisional designation | A898 PA |
| Orbit class | Amor · near-Earth |
| Diameter | 16.8 km (#2,711 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.250 |
| Rotation period | 5.27 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.4 |
| Orbital period | 1.76 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.46 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.13 – 1.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.223 |
| Inclination | 10.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.149 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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