(593) Titania Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 20 March 1906 by A. Kopff at Heidelberg.

Where Titania is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsTitaniaTitania

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Titania is 3.04 au from the Sun and 3.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number593
Provisional designationA906 FK
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter70.1 km (#467 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0700
Rotation period9.90 hours
Spectral typeC
Absolute magnitude (H)9.34
Orbital period4.43 years
Semi-major axis2.70 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.11 – 3.28 au
Eccentricity0.217
Inclination16.9°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.14 au

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

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