(675) Ludmilla Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 30 August 1908 by J. H. Metcalf at Taunton.

Where Ludmilla is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ludmilla is 3.33 au from the Sun and 4.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number675
Provisional designationA908 QH
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter76.0 km (#409 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Rotation period7.72 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)8.11
Orbital period4.60 years
Semi-major axis2.77 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.20 – 3.33 au
Eccentricity0.205
Inclination9.81°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.22 au

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

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