(493) Griseldis Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 7 September 1902 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.

Where Griseldis is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Griseldis is 3.58 au from the Sun and 4.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number493
Provisional designationA902 RH
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter41.5 km (#929 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0810
Rotation period51.9 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)10.91
Orbital period5.49 years
Semi-major axis3.11 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.56 – 3.67 au
Eccentricity0.178
Inclination15.2°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.59 au

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

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