(93) Minerva Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 August 1867 by J. C. Watson at Ann Arbor.
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Where Minerva is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Minerva is 2.38 au from the Sun and 3.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 93 |
| Provisional designation | A867 QA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 154 km (#77 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0560 |
| Rotation period | 5.98 hours |
| Spectral type | CU |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 7.88 |
| Orbital period | 4.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.75 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.36 – 3.15 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.143 |
| Inclination | 8.54° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.36 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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