(662) Newtonia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 March 1908 by J. H. Metcalf at Taunton.
Where Newtonia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Newtonia is 2.33 au from the Sun and 3.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 662 |
| Provisional designation | A908 FF |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 22.1 km (#1,952 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.228 |
| Rotation period | 21.1 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.41 |
| Orbital period | 4.08 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.55 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 3.11 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.219 |
| Inclination | 4.13° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.977 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
More named asteroids discovered by J. H. Metcalf
- (525) Adelaide
- (581) Tauntonia
- (599) Luisa
- (600) Musa
- (602) Marianna
- (603) Timandra
- (604) Tekmessa
- (611) Valeria
- (620) Drakonia
- (622) Esther
- (636) Erika
- (637) Chrysothemis
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