(532) Herculina Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 April 1904 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
Where Herculina is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Herculina is 3.23 au from the Sun and 2.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 532 |
| Provisional designation | A904 HE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 168 km (#57 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.285 |
| Rotation period | 9.40 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 5.92 |
| Orbital period | 4.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.27 – 3.27 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.180 |
| Inclination | 16.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.34 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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