(800) Kressmannia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1915 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
Where Kressmannia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kressmannia is 1.75 au from the Sun and 1.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 800 |
| Provisional designation | A915 FG |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 15.4 km (#3,032 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.243 |
| Rotation period | 4.46 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.33 |
| Orbital period | 3.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.75 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.203 |
| Inclination | 4.26° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.734 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 20 March 1915
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