(331) Etheridgea Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 1 April 1892 by A. Charlois at Nice.

Where Etheridgea is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Etheridgea is 2.93 au from the Sun and 2.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number331
Provisional designationA892 GA
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter74.9 km (#422 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0447
Rotation period25.3 hours
Spectral typeCX
Absolute magnitude (H)9.93
Orbital period5.26 years
Semi-major axis3.03 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.74 – 3.31 au
Eccentricity0.0950
Inclination6.04°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.73 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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