(565) Marbachia Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 9 May 1905 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.

Where Marbachia is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Marbachia is 2.12 au from the Sun and 2.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number565
Provisional designationA905 JE
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter27.3 km (#1,526 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.105
Rotation period4.59 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)10.85
Orbital period3.82 years
Semi-major axis2.44 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.12 – 2.77 au
Eccentricity0.132
Inclination11.0°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.16 au

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

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