(190) Ismene Outer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 22 September 1878 by C. H. F. Peters at Clinton.

Where Ismene is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ismene is 4.44 au from the Sun and 4.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number190
Provisional designationA878 SA
Orbit classOuter Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter159 km (#72 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0660
Rotation period6.52 hours
Spectral typeP
Absolute magnitude (H)7.88
Orbital period7.99 years
Semi-major axis4.00 au
Perihelion – aphelion3.32 – 4.67 au
Eccentricity0.168
Inclination6.17°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)2.35 au

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

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