(928) Hildrun Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 23 February 1920 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Hildrun is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsHildrunHildrun

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hildrun is 2.99 au from the Sun and 3.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number928
Provisional designationA920 DC
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter62.8 km (#550 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0530
Rotation period14.1 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)9.96
Orbital period5.56 years
Semi-major axis3.14 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.69 – 3.59 au
Eccentricity0.143
Inclination17.7°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.71 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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