(381) Myrrha Outer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 10 January 1894 by A. Charlois at Nice.

Where Myrrha is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Myrrha is 3.31 au from the Sun and 4.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number381
Provisional designationA894 AC
Orbit classOuter Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter128 km (#134 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0640
Rotation period6.57 hours
Spectral typeC
Absolute magnitude (H)8.38
Orbital period5.80 years
Semi-major axis3.23 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.94 – 3.52 au
Eccentricity0.0886
Inclination12.6°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.93 au

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

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