(408) Fama Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 October 1895 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
Where Fama is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fama is 3.16 au from the Sun and 3.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 408 |
| Provisional designation | A917 RB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 35.6 km (#1,131 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.221 |
| Rotation period | 202 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.36 |
| Orbital period | 5.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.70 – 3.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.148 |
| Inclination | 9.09° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.73 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 13 October 1895
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- (328) Gudrun
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- (330) Adalberta
- (332) Siri
- (333) Badenia
- (334) Chicago
- (339) Dorothea
- (340) Eduarda
- (341) California
- (342) Endymion
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