(883) Matterania Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 September 1917 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
Where Matterania is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Matterania is 2.58 au from the Sun and 3.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 883 |
| Provisional designation | A917 RD |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.04 km (#7,602 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.263 |
| Rotation period | 5.64 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.77 |
| Orbital period | 3.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.79 – 2.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.199 |
| Inclination | 4.71° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.784 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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