(693) Zerbinetta Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 21 September 1909 by A. Kopff at Heidelberg.

Where Zerbinetta is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zerbinetta is 3.02 au from the Sun and 2.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number693
Provisional designationA909 SD
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter82.1 km (#357 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0550
Rotation period11.5 hours
Spectral typeST
Absolute magnitude (H)9.51
Orbital period5.05 years
Semi-major axis2.94 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.86 – 3.03 au
Eccentricity0.0297
Inclination14.2°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.88 au

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

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