(684) Hildburg Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 8 August 1909 by A. Kopff at Heidelberg.

Where Hildburg is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsHildburgHildburg

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hildburg is 2.35 au from the Sun and 2.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number684
Provisional designationA909 PB
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter19.0 km (#2,346 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.238
Rotation period11.9 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)10.88
Orbital period3.79 years
Semi-major axis2.43 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.35 – 2.52 au
Eccentricity0.0354
Inclination5.52°
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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