(821) Fanny Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 March 1916 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
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Where Fanny is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fanny is 2.73 au from the Sun and 3.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 821 |
| Provisional designation | A916 GH |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 28.9 km (#1,433 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0250 |
| Rotation period | 237 hours |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.87 |
| Orbital period | 4.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.20 – 3.36 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.208 |
| Inclination | 5.38° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.19 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 31 March 1916
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