(797) Montana Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 November 1914 by H. Thiele at Bergedorf.
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Where Montana is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Montana is 2.46 au from the Sun and 2.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 797 |
| Provisional designation | A914 WG |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 21.2 km (#2,057 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.287 |
| Rotation period | 4.55 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.4 |
| Orbital period | 4.04 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.38 – 2.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0608 |
| Inclination | 4.52° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.37 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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