(476) Hedwig Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 August 1901 by L. Carnera at Heidelberg.
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Where Hedwig is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hedwig is 2.53 au from the Sun and 1.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 476 |
| Provisional designation | A901 QB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 138 km (#105 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0350 |
| Rotation period | 27.3 hours |
| Spectral type | P |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.7 |
| Orbital period | 4.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.65 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.45 – 2.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0750 |
| Inclination | 10.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.43 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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