(90703) Indulgentia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 September 1988 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
The Latin word indulgentia can be translated as indulgence, goodness, kindness, love, tenderness or fondness. It also means the gratification of another's desires, inclinations or humors.Naming citation (20051215/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Indulgentia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Indulgentia is 2.49 au from the Sun and 2.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 90703 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 RO3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.56 km (#13,792 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.201 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.43 |
| Orbital period | 4.11 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 3.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.172 |
| Inclination | 14.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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