(447) Valentine Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 October 1899 by Wolf, M. F., Schwassmann, A. at Heidelberg.
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Where Valentine is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Valentine is 3.10 au from the Sun and 3.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 447 |
| Provisional designation | A899 UD |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 85.2 km (#332 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0610 |
| Rotation period | 9.65 hours |
| Spectral type | TD |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.05 |
| Orbital period | 5.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.98 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.85 – 3.12 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0456 |
| Inclination | 4.80° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.85 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.