(477) Italia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 August 1901 by L. Carnera at Heidelberg.
Where Italia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Italia is 2.71 au from the Sun and 2.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 477 |
| Provisional designation | A901 QC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 23.0 km (#1,857 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.246 |
| Rotation period | 19.4 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.26 |
| Orbital period | 3.76 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.187 |
| Inclination | 5.29° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.956 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
More named asteroids discovered by L. Carnera
- (469) Argentina
- (470) Kilia
- (472) Roma
- (476) Hedwig
- (478) Tergeste
- (479) Caprera
- (481) Emita
- (485) Genua
- (486) Cremona
- (487) Venetia
- (489) Comacina
- (808) Merxia
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