(471) Papagena Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 June 1901 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
Where Papagena is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Papagena is 2.84 au from the Sun and 3.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 471 |
| Provisional designation | A901 LA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 148 km (#83 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.164 |
| Rotation period | 7.11 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 6.34 |
| Orbital period | 4.91 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.89 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.23 – 3.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.229 |
| Inclination | 15.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.26 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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