(536) Merapi Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 May 1904 by G. H. Peters at Washington.
Where Merapi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Merapi is 3.77 au from the Sun and 4.37 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 536 |
| Provisional designation | A904 JF |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 147 km (#88 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0480 |
| Rotation period | 8.79 hours |
| Spectral type | X |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.12 |
| Orbital period | 6.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.51 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.19 – 3.83 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0910 |
| Inclination | 19.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.24 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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