(529) Preziosa Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 20 March 1904 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.

Where Preziosa is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Preziosa is 2.99 au from the Sun and 2.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number529
Provisional designationA904 FB
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter32.0 km (#1,275 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.163
Rotation period25.9 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)9.93
Orbital period5.24 years
Semi-major axis3.02 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.74 – 3.30 au
Eccentricity0.0922
Inclination11.0°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.75 au

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

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