(470) Kilia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 April 1901 by L. Carnera at Heidelberg.
Where Kilia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kilia is 2.58 au from the Sun and 2.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 470 |
| Provisional designation | A901 HC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 27.8 km (#1,500 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.148 |
| Rotation period | 296 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.05 |
| Orbital period | 3.73 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.17 – 2.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0961 |
| Inclination | 7.23° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.