(110) Lydia Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 19 April 1870 by A. Borrelly at Marseilles.

Where Lydia is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsLydiaLydia

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lydia is 2.72 au from the Sun and 2.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number110
Provisional designationA870 HA
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter86.1 km (#320 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.181
Rotation period10.9 hours
Spectral typeM
Absolute magnitude (H)7.83
Orbital period4.52 years
Semi-major axis2.73 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.52 – 2.95 au
Eccentricity0.0789
Inclination5.96°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.52 au

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

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