(715) Transvaalia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 April 1911 by H. E. Wood at Johannesburg.
Where Transvaalia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Transvaalia is 2.79 au from the Sun and 3.56 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 715 |
| Provisional designation | A911 HH |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 25.5 km (#1,656 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.273 |
| Rotation period | 11.8 hours |
| Spectral type | X |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.04 |
| Orbital period | 4.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.53 – 3.00 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0858 |
| Inclination | 13.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.55 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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