(510) Mabella Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 20 May 1903 by R. S. Dugan at Heidelberg.

Where Mabella is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsMabellaMabella

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mabella is 2.46 au from the Sun and 1.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number510
Provisional designationA903 KA
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter60.5 km (#583 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0620
Rotation period19.4 hours
Spectral typePD
Absolute magnitude (H)9.74
Orbital period4.22 years
Semi-major axis2.61 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.11 – 3.11 au
Eccentricity0.192
Inclination9.54°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.12 au

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

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