(370) Modestia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 July 1893 by A. Charlois at Nice.
Where Modestia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Modestia is 2.53 au from the Sun and 3.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 370 |
| Provisional designation | A893 NB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 38.1 km (#1,027 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0650 |
| Rotation period | 22.5 hours |
| Spectral type | X |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.67 |
| Orbital period | 3.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 2.54 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0910 |
| Inclination | 7.86° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.12 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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