(735) Marghanna Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 9 December 1912 by H. Vogt at Heidelberg.

Where Marghanna is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Marghanna is 3.45 au from the Sun and 4.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number735
Provisional designationA912 XD
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter68.0 km (#491 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0590
Rotation period20.6 hours
Spectral typeC
Absolute magnitude (H)9.87
Orbital period4.52 years
Semi-major axis2.73 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.85 – 3.61 au
Eccentricity0.321
Inclination16.9°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.895 au

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