(461) Saskia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 October 1900 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
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Where Saskia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Saskia is 3.20 au from the Sun and 2.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 461 |
| Provisional designation | A900 UG |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 43.6 km (#882 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0570 |
| Rotation period | 7.35 hours |
| Spectral type | FCX |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.49 |
| Orbital period | 5.50 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.12 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.66 – 3.57 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.146 |
| Inclination | 1.47° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.68 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 22 October 1900
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- (332) Siri
- (333) Badenia
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- (340) Eduarda
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- (342) Endymion
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