(609) Fulvia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 1906 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
Where Fulvia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fulvia is 3.18 au from the Sun and 2.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 609 |
| Provisional designation | A906 SL |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 54.2 km (#664 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0602 |
| Rotation period | 35.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.41 |
| Orbital period | 5.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.09 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.97 – 3.20 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0383 |
| Inclination | 4.19° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.95 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 24 September 1906
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