(570) Kythera Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 July 1905 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
Where Kythera is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kythera is 3.05 au from the Sun and 2.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 570 |
| Provisional designation | A905 OF |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 87.5 km (#309 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0690 |
| Rotation period | 8.12 hours |
| Spectral type | ST |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.88 |
| Orbital period | 6.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.02 – 3.83 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.118 |
| Inclination | 1.82° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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