(474) Prudentia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 February 1901 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
Where Prudentia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Prudentia is 2.58 au from the Sun and 2.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 474 |
| Provisional designation | A901 CC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 41.0 km (#947 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0410 |
| Rotation period | 8.57 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.95 |
| Orbital period | 3.84 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 2.97 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.210 |
| Inclination | 8.80° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.927 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 13 February 1901
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- (340) Eduarda
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