(665) Sabine Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 22 July 1908 by W. Lorenz at Heidelberg.

Where Sabine is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsSabineSabine

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sabine is 3.24 au from the Sun and 2.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number665
Provisional designationA908 OE
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter51.1 km (#722 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.390
Rotation period4.29 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)8.63
Orbital period5.57 years
Semi-major axis3.14 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.60 – 3.69 au
Eccentricity0.172
Inclination14.7°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.61 au

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

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