(739) Mandeville Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 7 February 1913 by J. H. Metcalf at Winchester.

Where Mandeville is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsMandevilleMandeville

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mandeville is 2.36 au from the Sun and 3.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number739
Provisional designationA913 CH
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter105 km (#216 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0510
Rotation period23.9 hours
Spectral typeX
Absolute magnitude (H)8.85
Orbital period4.53 years
Semi-major axis2.74 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.35 – 3.13 au
Eccentricity0.142
Inclination20.7°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.39 au

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

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