(683) Lanzia Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 23 July 1909 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.

Where Lanzia is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsLanziaLanzia

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lanzia is 3.24 au from the Sun and 2.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number683
Provisional designationA909 OA
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter83.0 km (#349 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0530
Rotation period8.63 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)8.83
Orbital period5.49 years
Semi-major axis3.11 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.93 – 3.30 au
Eccentricity0.0593
Inclination18.5°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.99 au

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

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