(46) Hestia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 August 1857 by N. R. Pogson at Oxford.
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Where Hestia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hestia is 2.13 au from the Sun and 1.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 46 |
| Provisional designation | A857 QA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 131 km (#121 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0460 |
| Rotation period | 21.0 hours |
| Spectral type | P |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.52 |
| Orbital period | 4.01 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.53 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.09 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.172 |
| Inclination | 2.35° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
More named asteroids discovered by N. R. Pogson
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