(70) Panopaea Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 May 1861 by H. Goldschmidt at Paris.
Where Panopaea is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Panopaea is 2.16 au from the Sun and 2.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 70 |
| Provisional designation | A861 JA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 128 km (#132 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0380 |
| Rotation period | 15.8 hours |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.16 |
| Orbital period | 4.23 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 3.09 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.183 |
| Inclination | 11.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.15 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
More named asteroids discovered by H. Goldschmidt
- (21) Lutetia
- (32) Pomona
- (36) Atalante
- (40) Harmonia
- (41) Daphne
- (44) Nysa
- (45) Eugenia
- (48) Doris
- (49) Pales
- (52) Europa
- (54) Alexandra
- (56) Melete
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