(614) Pia Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 11 October 1906 by A. Kopff at Heidelberg.

Where Pia is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsPiaPia

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pia is 2.42 au from the Sun and 2.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number614
Provisional designationA906 TE
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter29.2 km (#1,410 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0940
Rotation period4.57 hours
Spectral typeC
Absolute magnitude (H)11.03
Orbital period4.42 years
Semi-major axis2.69 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.40 – 2.99 au
Eccentricity0.109
Inclination7.02°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.42 au

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

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