(547) Praxedis Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 October 1904 by P. Gotz at Heidelberg.
Where Praxedis is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Praxedis is 3.37 au from the Sun and 4.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 547 |
| Provisional designation | A904 TE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 52.5 km (#702 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.101 |
| Rotation period | 9.11 hours |
| Spectral type | XD: |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.98 |
| Orbital period | 4.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 3.43 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.237 |
| Inclination | 16.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.12 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 14 October 1904
More named asteroids discovered by P. Gotz
- (538) Friederike
- (543) Charlotte
- (544) Jetta
- (545) Messalina
- (546) Herodias
- (548) Kressida
- (554) Peraga
- (556) Phyllis
- (563) Suleika
- (564) Dudu
- (566) Stereoskopia
- (567) Eleutheria
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