(171) Ophelia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 January 1877 by A. Borrelly at Marseilles.
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Where Ophelia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ophelia is 2.86 au from the Sun and 2.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 171 |
| Provisional designation | A877 AB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 131 km (#125 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0760 |
| Rotation period | 6.67 hours |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.63 |
| Orbital period | 5.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.71 – 3.54 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.133 |
| Inclination | 2.55° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.72 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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