(713) Luscinia Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 April 1911 by J. Helffrich at Heidelberg.
Where Luscinia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Luscinia is 2.88 au from the Sun and 2.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 713 |
| Provisional designation | A911 HG |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 98.0 km (#242 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0480 |
| Rotation period | 9.91 hours |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.08 |
| Orbital period | 6.28 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.88 – 3.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.154 |
| Inclination | 10.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.88 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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