(900) Rosalinde Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 10 August 1918 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.

Where Rosalinde is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rosalinde is 2.31 au from the Sun and 3.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number900
Provisional designationA918 PJ
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter19.6 km (#2,252 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0850
Rotation period16.7 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.71
Orbital period3.89 years
Semi-major axis2.47 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.07 – 2.88 au
Eccentricity0.164
Inclination11.6°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.08 au

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

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