(599) Luisa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 April 1906 by J. H. Metcalf at Taunton.
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Where Luisa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Luisa is 2.46 au from the Sun and 3.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 599 |
| Provisional designation | A906 HF |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 70.2 km (#465 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.115 |
| Rotation period | 9.57 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.68 |
| Orbital period | 4.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 3.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.293 |
| Inclination | 16.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (622) Esther
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- (637) Chrysothemis
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