(904) Rockefellia Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 29 October 1918 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.

Where Rockefellia is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rockefellia is 3.07 au from the Sun and 2.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number904
Provisional designationA918 UC
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter49.1 km (#767 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0550
Rotation period6.82 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)10.45
Orbital period5.18 years
Semi-major axis2.99 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.74 – 3.25 au
Eccentricity0.0850
Inclination15.2°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.80 au

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

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