(463) Lola Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 31 October 1900 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.

Where Lola is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsLolaLola

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lola is 1.91 au from the Sun and 1.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number463
Provisional designationA900 UK
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter20.9 km (#2,088 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0820
Rotation period6.21 hours
Spectral typeX
Absolute magnitude (H)11.74
Orbital period3.72 years
Semi-major axis2.40 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.87 – 2.93 au
Eccentricity0.219
Inclination13.5°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.884 au

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

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