(692) Hippodamia Outer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 5 November 1901 by Wolf, M. F., Kopff, A. at Heidelberg.

Where Hippodamia is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hippodamia is 2.85 au from the Sun and 3.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number692
Provisional designationA901 VJ
Orbit classOuter Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter42.8 km (#900 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.205
Rotation period8.99 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)8.98
Orbital period6.23 years
Semi-major axis3.39 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.81 – 3.96 au
Eccentricity0.170
Inclination26.1°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.89 au

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