(583) Klotilde Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 31 December 1905 by J. Palisa at Vienna.

Where Klotilde is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Klotilde is 2.72 au from the Sun and 3.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number583
Provisional designationA905 YD
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter78.2 km (#394 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0720
Rotation period9.21 hours
Spectral typeC
Absolute magnitude (H)9.32
Orbital period5.66 years
Semi-major axis3.18 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.67 – 3.68 au
Eccentricity0.159
Inclination8.24°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.70 au

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

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