(808) Merxia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 October 1901 by L. Carnera at Heidelberg.
Where Merxia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Merxia is 2.84 au from the Sun and 3.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 808 |
| Provisional designation | A901 TG |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 30.9 km (#1,321 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.213 |
| Rotation period | 30.6 hours |
| Spectral type | Sq |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.97 |
| Orbital period | 4.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.74 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.39 – 3.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.130 |
| Inclination | 4.72° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.41 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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