(170) Maria Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 January 1877 by J. Perrotin at Toulouse.
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Where Maria is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Maria is 2.57 au from the Sun and 1.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 170 |
| Provisional designation | A877 AA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 33.1 km (#1,223 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.282 |
| Rotation period | 13.1 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.31 |
| Orbital period | 4.08 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.55 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.40 – 2.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0614 |
| Inclination | 14.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.42 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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