(809) Lundia Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 11 August 1915 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.

Where Lundia is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lundia is 2.15 au from the Sun and 1.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number809
Provisional designationA915 PF
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter9.45 km (#5,445 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.379
Rotation period15.4 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.12
Orbital period3.45 years
Semi-major axis2.28 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.84 – 2.72 au
Eccentricity0.192
Inclination7.14°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.839 au

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

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