(332) Siri Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 19 March 1892 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.

Where Siri is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsSiriSiri

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Siri is 2.84 au from the Sun and 3.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number332
Provisional designationA892 FH
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter40.4 km (#962 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.172
Rotation period8.01 hours
Spectral typeXk
Absolute magnitude (H)9.67
Orbital period4.61 years
Semi-major axis2.77 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.52 – 3.03 au
Eccentricity0.0917
Inclination2.84°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.51 au

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

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