(443) Photographica Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 17 February 1899 by Wolf, M. F., Schwassmann, A. at Heidelberg.

Where Photographica is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsPhotographicaPhotographica

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Photographica is 2.26 au from the Sun and 1.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number443
Provisional designationA899 DA
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter25.5 km (#1,655 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.210
Rotation period19.8 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)10.14
Orbital period3.30 years
Semi-major axis2.22 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.13 – 2.30 au
Eccentricity0.0401
Inclination4.24°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.13 au

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

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