(385) Ilmatar Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 March 1894 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
Where Ilmatar is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ilmatar is 3.17 au from the Sun and 2.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 385 |
| Provisional designation | A894 EA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 85.8 km (#324 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.242 |
| Rotation period | 62.4 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 7.8 |
| Orbital period | 4.80 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.85 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.49 – 3.21 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.127 |
| Inclination | 13.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.49 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 1 March 1894
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