(458) Hercynia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 September 1900 by Wolf, M. F., Schwassmann, A. at Heidelberg.
Where Hercynia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hercynia is 3.18 au from the Sun and 4.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 458 |
| Provisional designation | A900 SD |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 36.7 km (#1,079 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.191 |
| Rotation period | 21.8 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.74 |
| Orbital period | 5.18 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.99 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.26 – 3.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.244 |
| Inclination | 12.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.31 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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