(538) Friederike Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 July 1904 by P. Gotz at Heidelberg.
Where Friederike is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Friederike is 3.64 au from the Sun and 4.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 538 |
| Provisional designation | A904 OA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 70.6 km (#462 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0650 |
| Rotation period | 46.7 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.57 |
| Orbital period | 5.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.61 – 3.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.172 |
| Inclination | 6.52° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.61 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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