(401) Ottilia Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 March 1895 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
Where Ottilia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ottilia is 3.28 au from the Sun and 2.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 401 |
| Provisional designation | A895 FA |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 87.8 km (#307 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0520 |
| Rotation period | 6.05 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.44 |
| Orbital period | 6.12 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.24 – 3.45 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0303 |
| Inclination | 5.96° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.24 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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