(580) Selene Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 December 1905 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
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Where Selene is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Selene is 3.05 au from the Sun and 2.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 580 |
| Provisional designation | A905 YB |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 48.2 km (#785 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0820 |
| Rotation period | 9.49 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.39 |
| Orbital period | 5.80 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.94 – 3.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0879 |
| Inclination | 3.67° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.96 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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