(805) Hormuthia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 April 1915 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
Where Hormuthia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hormuthia is 2.96 au from the Sun and 1.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 805 |
| Provisional designation | A915 HD |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 73.1 km (#439 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0390 |
| Rotation period | 9.51 hours |
| Spectral type | CX |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.84 |
| Orbital period | 5.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.60 – 3.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.185 |
| Inclination | 15.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.62 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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