(709) Fringilla Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 February 1911 by J. Helffrich at Heidelberg.
Where Fringilla is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fringilla is 3.14 au from the Sun and 4.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 709 |
| Provisional designation | A911 CC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 95.2 km (#264 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0340 |
| Rotation period | 52.4 hours |
| Spectral type | X |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.16 |
| Orbital period | 4.97 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.91 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.57 – 3.25 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.116 |
| Inclination | 16.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.57 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 3 February 1911
More named asteroids discovered by J. Helffrich
- (697) Galilea
- (698) Ernestina
- (699) Hela
- (700) Auravictrix
- (701) Oriola
- (702) Alauda
- (706) Hirundo
- (708) Raphaela
- (713) Luscinia
- (714) Ulula
- (2056) Nancy
- (3861) Lorenz
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