(397) Vienna Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 19 December 1894 by A. Charlois at Nice.

Where Vienna is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsViennaVienna

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vienna is 2.04 au from the Sun and 1.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number397
Provisional designationA894 YA
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter49.0 km (#770 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.139
Rotation period15.5 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)9.35
Orbital period4.28 years
Semi-major axis2.64 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.98 – 3.29 au
Eccentricity0.247
Inclination12.9°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.00 au

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

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