(590) Tomyris Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 March 1906 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
Where Tomyris is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tomyris is 3.22 au from the Sun and 4.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 590 |
| Provisional designation | A906 ED |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 30.6 km (#1,336 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.187 |
| Rotation period | 5.55 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.04 |
| Orbital period | 5.19 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.00 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.76 – 3.23 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0783 |
| Inclination | 11.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.78 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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