(533) Sara Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 19 April 1904 by R. S. Dugan at Heidelberg.

Where Sara is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsSaraSara

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sara is 2.94 au from the Sun and 3.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number533
Provisional designationA904 HC
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter30.8 km (#1,323 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.252
Rotation period11.7 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)9.82
Orbital period5.15 years
Semi-major axis2.98 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.86 – 3.11 au
Eccentricity0.0425
Inclination6.56°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.85 au

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

Also discovered on 19 April 1904

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