(98) Ianthe Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 April 1868 by C. H. F. Peters at Clinton.
Where Ianthe is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ianthe is 2.21 au from the Sun and 3.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 98 |
| Provisional designation | A868 HA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 133 km (#118 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0290 |
| Rotation period | 16.5 hours |
| Spectral type | CG |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.94 |
| Orbital period | 4.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.69 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.18 – 3.19 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.188 |
| Inclination | 15.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.20 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (72) Feronia
- (75) Eurydike
- (77) Frigga
- (85) Io
- (88) Thisbe
- (92) Undina
- (102) Miriam
- (109) Felicitas
- (111) Ate
- (112) Iphigenia
- (114) Kassandra
- (116) Sirona
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