(448) Natalie Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 27 October 1899 by Wolf, M. F., Schwassmann, A. at Heidelberg.

Where Natalie is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsNatalieNatalie

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Natalie is 2.65 au from the Sun and 2.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number448
Provisional designationA899 UC
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter50.5 km (#738 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0520
Rotation period8.06 hours
Spectral typeC
Absolute magnitude (H)10.2
Orbital period5.55 years
Semi-major axis3.13 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.55 – 3.72 au
Eccentricity0.187
Inclination12.7°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.57 au

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

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