(866) Fatme Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 25 February 1917 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.

Where Fatme is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsFatmeFatme

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fatme is 3.13 au from the Sun and 2.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number866
Provisional designationA917 DG
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter78.1 km (#395 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0460
Rotation period11.6 hours
Spectral typeX
Absolute magnitude (H)9.68
Orbital period5.52 years
Semi-major axis3.12 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.96 – 3.29 au
Eccentricity0.0517
Inclination8.66°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.97 au

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

Also discovered on 25 February 1917

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