(379) Huenna Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 8 January 1894 by A. Charlois at Nice.

Where Huenna is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Huenna is 2.99 au from the Sun and 2.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number379
Provisional designationA894 AA
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter84.8 km (#338 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0460
Rotation period14.1 hours
Spectral typeB
Absolute magnitude (H)9.1
Orbital period5.57 years
Semi-major axis3.14 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.58 – 3.70 au
Eccentricity0.179
Inclination1.67°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.57 au

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

Also discovered on 8 January 1894

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