(539) Pamina Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 2 August 1904 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.

Where Pamina is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsPaminaPamina

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pamina is 2.47 au from the Sun and 2.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number539
Provisional designationA904 PD
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter68.4 km (#485 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0520
Rotation period13.9 hours
Spectral typeCh
Absolute magnitude (H)10.23
Orbital period4.53 years
Semi-major axis2.74 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.15 – 3.32 au
Eccentricity0.213
Inclination6.80°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.17 au

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

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