(535) Montague Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 7 May 1904 by R. S. Dugan at Heidelberg.

Where Montague is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsMontagueMontague

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Montague is 2.51 au from the Sun and 2.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number535
Provisional designationA904 JE
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter79.3 km (#385 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0540
Rotation period10.2 hours
Spectral typeC
Absolute magnitude (H)9.56
Orbital period4.12 years
Semi-major axis2.57 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.50 – 2.64 au
Eccentricity0.0264
Inclination6.77°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.52 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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