(454) Mathesis Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 March 1900 by A. Schwassmann at Heidelberg.
Where Mathesis is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mathesis is 2.79 au from the Sun and 2.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 454 |
| Provisional designation | A900 FB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 81.7 km (#361 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0550 |
| Rotation period | 8.38 hours |
| Spectral type | CB |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.39 |
| Orbital period | 4.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.33 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.112 |
| Inclination | 6.29° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.33 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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