(363) Padua Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 March 1893 by A. Charlois at Nice.
Where Padua is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Padua is 2.72 au from the Sun and 3.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 363 |
| Provisional designation | A893 FD |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 97.0 km (#248 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0590 |
| Rotation period | 8.40 hours |
| Spectral type | XC |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.03 |
| Orbital period | 4.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.75 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.55 – 2.95 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0728 |
| Inclination | 5.95° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.55 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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