(555) Norma Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 January 1905 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
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Where Norma is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Norma is 3.66 au from the Sun and 3.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 555 |
| Provisional designation | A905 AF |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 31.0 km (#1,316 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.119 |
| Rotation period | 19.5 hours |
| Spectral type | B |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.93 |
| Orbital period | 5.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.69 – 3.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.156 |
| Inclination | 2.67° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.70 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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