(317) Roxane Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 September 1891 by A. Charlois at Nice.
Where Roxane is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Roxane is 2.11 au from the Sun and 1.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 317 |
| Provisional designation | A891 RD |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 18.6 km (#2,402 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.926 |
| Rotation period | 8.17 hours |
| Spectral type | E |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.75 |
| Orbital period | 3.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.09 – 2.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0859 |
| Inclination | 1.77° |
| 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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