(213) Lilaea Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 16 February 1880 by C. H. F. Peters at Clinton.

Where Lilaea is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsLilaeaLilaea

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lilaea is 2.73 au from the Sun and 3.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number213
Provisional designationA880 DA
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter82.1 km (#358 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0920
Rotation period12.0 hours
Spectral typeF
Absolute magnitude (H)9.09
Orbital period4.57 years
Semi-major axis2.75 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.35 – 3.16 au
Eccentricity0.146
Inclination6.82°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.33 au

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

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