(688) Melanie Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 August 1909 by J. Palisa at Vienna.
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Where Melanie is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Melanie is 3.07 au from the Sun and 3.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 688 |
| Provisional designation | A909 QC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 41.6 km (#926 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0680 |
| Rotation period | 18.9 hours |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.96 |
| Orbital period | 4.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.70 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.33 – 3.07 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.137 |
| Inclination | 10.2° |
| 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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