(556) Phyllis Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 January 1905 by P. Gotz at Heidelberg.
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Where Phyllis is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Phyllis is 2.72 au from the Sun and 3.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 556 |
| Provisional designation | A905 AD |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 36.3 km (#1,097 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.201 |
| Rotation period | 4.29 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.5 |
| Orbital period | 3.87 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.46 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.21 – 2.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.104 |
| Inclination | 5.25° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.23 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 8 January 1905
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- (548) Kressida
- (554) Peraga
- (563) Suleika
- (564) Dudu
- (566) Stereoskopia
- (567) Eleutheria
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