(201) Penelope Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 August 1879 by J. Palisa at Pola.
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Where Penelope is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Penelope is 3.15 au from the Sun and 4.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 201 |
| Provisional designation | A879 PA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 85.9 km (#323 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0400 |
| Rotation period | 3.75 hours |
| Spectral type | M |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.55 |
| Orbital period | 4.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.68 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.19 – 3.16 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.181 |
| Inclination | 5.77° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.18 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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