(478) Tergeste Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 September 1901 by L. Carnera at Heidelberg.
Where Tergeste is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tergeste is 3.23 au from the Sun and 2.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 478 |
| Provisional designation | A901 SC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 80.7 km (#374 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.174 |
| Rotation period | 16.1 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 7.93 |
| Orbital period | 5.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.02 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.78 – 3.26 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0807 |
| Inclination | 13.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.82 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (485) Genua
- (486) Cremona
- (487) Venetia
- (489) Comacina
- (808) Merxia
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