(633) Zelima Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 12 May 1907 by A. Kopff at Heidelberg.

Where Zelima is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsZelimaZelima

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zelima is 3.28 au from the Sun and 4.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number633
Provisional designationA907 JH
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter33.4 km (#1,214 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.203
Rotation period11.7 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)9.98
Orbital period5.25 years
Semi-major axis3.02 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.76 – 3.28 au
Eccentricity0.0872
Inclination10.9°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.75 au

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

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