(42) Isis Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 May 1856 by N. R. Pogson at Oxford.
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Where Isis is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Isis is 2.98 au from the Sun and 3.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 42 |
| Provisional designation | A856 KB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 111 km (#194 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.139 |
| Rotation period | 13.6 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 7.69 |
| Orbital period | 3.82 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 2.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.222 |
| Inclination | 8.50° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.904 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
More named asteroids discovered by N. R. Pogson
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