(602) Marianna Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 February 1906 by J. H. Metcalf at Taunton.
Where Marianna is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Marianna is 3.84 au from the Sun and 4.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 602 |
| Provisional designation | A906 DJ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 110 km (#196 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0670 |
| Rotation period | 35.2 hours |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.65 |
| Orbital period | 5.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.08 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.30 – 3.86 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.252 |
| Inclination | 15.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.33 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 16 February 1906
More named asteroids discovered by J. H. Metcalf
- (525) Adelaide
- (581) Tauntonia
- (599) Luisa
- (600) Musa
- (603) Timandra
- (604) Tekmessa
- (611) Valeria
- (620) Drakonia
- (622) Esther
- (636) Erika
- (637) Chrysothemis
- (638) Moira
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