(464) Megaira Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 January 1901 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
Where Megaira is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Megaira is 2.30 au from the Sun and 1.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 464 |
| Provisional designation | A901 AB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 77.1 km (#400 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0450 |
| Rotation period | 12.9 hours |
| Spectral type | FXU: |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.71 |
| Orbital period | 4.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.80 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.23 – 3.37 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.204 |
| Inclination | 10.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.25 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 9 January 1901
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