(480) Hansa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 May 1901 by Wolf, M. F., Carnera, L. at Heidelberg.
Where Hansa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hansa is 2.73 au from the Sun and 2.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 480 |
| Provisional designation | A901 KB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 56.2 km (#642 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.248 |
| Rotation period | 16.2 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.22 |
| Orbital period | 4.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.53 – 2.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0442 |
| Inclination | 21.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.55 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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