(205) Martha Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 October 1879 by J. Palisa at Pola.
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Where Martha is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Martha is 2.77 au from the Sun and 2.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 205 |
| Provisional designation | A879 TB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 77.0 km (#401 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0610 |
| Rotation period | 14.9 hours |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.42 |
| Orbital period | 4.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.68 – 2.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0357 |
| Inclination | 10.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.68 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 13 October 1879
More named asteroids discovered by J. Palisa
- (136) Austria
- (137) Meliboea
- (140) Siwa
- (142) Polana
- (143) Adria
- (151) Abundantia
- (153) Hilda
- (155) Scylla
- (156) Xanthippe
- (178) Belisana
- (182) Elsa
- (183) Istria
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