(393) Lampetia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 November 1894 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
Where Lampetia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lampetia is 3.37 au from the Sun and 4.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 393 |
| Provisional designation | A894 VC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 116 km (#173 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0220 |
| Rotation period | 38.5 hours |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.37 |
| Orbital period | 4.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.85 – 3.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.334 |
| Inclination | 14.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.906 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.