(701) Oriola Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 12 July 1910 by J. Helffrich at Heidelberg.

Where Oriola is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsOriolaOriola

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Oriola is 3.12 au from the Sun and 2.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number701
Provisional designationA910 ND
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter42.9 km (#896 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.191
Rotation period9.09 hours
Spectral typeC
Absolute magnitude (H)9.29
Orbital period5.23 years
Semi-major axis3.01 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.90 – 3.13 au
Eccentricity0.0381
Inclination7.13°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.90 au

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

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