(548) Kressida Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 October 1904 by P. Gotz at Heidelberg.
Where Kressida is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kressida is 2.51 au from the Sun and 3.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 548 |
| Provisional designation | A904 TF |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 14.0 km (#3,393 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.282 |
| Rotation period | 11.9 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.35 |
| Orbital period | 3.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.86 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.185 |
| Inclination | 3.87° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.876 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 14 October 1904
More named asteroids discovered by P. Gotz
- (538) Friederike
- (543) Charlotte
- (544) Jetta
- (545) Messalina
- (546) Herodias
- (547) Praxedis
- (554) Peraga
- (556) Phyllis
- (563) Suleika
- (564) Dudu
- (566) Stereoskopia
- (567) Eleutheria
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