(549) Jessonda Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 November 1904 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
Where Jessonda is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jessonda is 3.10 au from the Sun and 2.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 549 |
| Provisional designation | A904 WA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 15.5 km (#3,006 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.289 |
| Rotation period | 2.97 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.87 |
| Orbital period | 4.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.69 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 3.37 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.256 |
| Inclination | 3.95° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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