(501) Urhixidur Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 January 1903 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
Where Urhixidur is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Urhixidur is 3.50 au from the Sun and 4.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 501 |
| Provisional designation | A903 BK |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 74.5 km (#426 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0520 |
| Rotation period | 13.2 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.47 |
| Orbital period | 5.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.72 – 3.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.142 |
| Inclination | 20.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.71 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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