(584) Semiramis Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 15 January 1906 by A. Kopff at Heidelberg.

Where Semiramis is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsSemiramisSemiramis

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Semiramis is 2.50 au from the Sun and 2.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number584
Provisional designationA906 AC
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter54.0 km (#667 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.199
Rotation period5.07 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)8.48
Orbital period3.66 years
Semi-major axis2.37 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.82 – 2.93 au
Eccentricity0.233
Inclination10.7°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.856 au

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

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