(496) Gryphia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 October 1902 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
Where Gryphia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gryphia is 2.09 au from the Sun and 1.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 496 |
| Provisional designation | A902 UM |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 14.4 km (#3,289 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.193 |
| Rotation period | 1,072 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.75 |
| Orbital period | 3.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.37 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0787 |
| Inclination | 3.79° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 25 October 1902
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