(566) Stereoskopia Outer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 28 May 1905 by P. Gotz at Heidelberg.

Where Stereoskopia is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stereoskopia is 3.13 au from the Sun and 2.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number566
Provisional designationA905 KA
Orbit classOuter Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter167 km (#59 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0390
Rotation period12.1 hours
Spectral typeC
Absolute magnitude (H)8.2
Orbital period6.20 years
Semi-major axis3.37 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.97 – 3.78 au
Eccentricity0.120
Inclination4.89°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.98 au

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

Also discovered on 28 May 1905

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