(524) Fidelio Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 March 1904 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
Where Fidelio is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fidelio is 2.34 au from the Sun and 1.37 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 524 |
| Provisional designation | A904 ED |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 65.5 km (#516 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0480 |
| Rotation period | 14.2 hours |
| Spectral type | XC |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.84 |
| Orbital period | 4.28 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.30 – 2.97 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.126 |
| Inclination | 8.22° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.33 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 14 March 1904
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- (332) Siri
- (333) Badenia
- (334) Chicago
- (339) Dorothea
- (340) Eduarda
- (341) California
- (342) Endymion
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