Minor planet · Main belt · (704) Interamnia
704 Interamnia
One of the largest main-belt asteroids, a dark, primitive carbonaceous body.
Asteroids
Orbit & physical parameters
Osculating orbit and physical parameters from the NASA JPL Small-Body Database · Main-belt Asteroid · epoch 2026-06-09 (JD 2461200.5 TDB) · Earth MOID 1.65474 au
| Semi-major axis | 3.056812 ± 2.3918e-9 au | NASA JPL · calculated |
| Eccentricity | 0.155059 ± 2.0634e-9 | NASA JPL · calculated |
| Perihelion distance | 2.582827 ± 5.5639e-9 au | NASA JPL · calculated |
| Aphelion distance | 3.530797 ± 2.7627e-9 au | NASA JPL · calculated |
| Inclination | 17.315282 ± 2.1911e-7 deg | NASA JPL · calculated |
| Longitude of ascending node | 280.167224 ± 6.2665e-7 deg | NASA JPL · calculated |
| Argument of perihelion | 94.061726 ± 1.1344e-6 deg | NASA JPL · calculated |
| Orbital period | 1,952 ± 2.2911e-6 d | NASA JPL · calculated |
| Diameter | 306.313 ± 1.031 km | NASA JPL · catalogued |
| Geometric albedo | 0.078 ± 0.014 | NASA JPL · estimated |
| Rotation period | 8.727 h | NASA JPL · catalogued |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 6.34 mag | NASA JPL · catalogued |
Full field-level provenance
- Semi-major axis: Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics · JPL SBDB · orbit.elements · a · JPL orbit determination (least-squares fit to the observation arc) · calculated · JPL solution by Otto Matic, 8225 obs · retrieved 2026-07-11
- Eccentricity: Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics · JPL SBDB · orbit.elements · e · JPL orbit determination (least-squares fit to the observation arc) · calculated · JPL solution by Otto Matic, 8225 obs · retrieved 2026-07-11
- Perihelion distance: Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics · JPL SBDB · orbit.elements · q · JPL orbit determination (least-squares fit to the observation arc) · calculated · JPL solution by Otto Matic, 8225 obs · retrieved 2026-07-11
- Aphelion distance: Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics · JPL SBDB · orbit.elements · ad · JPL orbit determination (least-squares fit to the observation arc) · calculated · JPL solution by Otto Matic, 8225 obs · retrieved 2026-07-11
- Inclination: Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics · JPL SBDB · orbit.elements · i · JPL orbit determination (least-squares fit to the observation arc) · calculated · JPL solution by Otto Matic, 8225 obs · retrieved 2026-07-11
- Longitude of ascending node: Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics · JPL SBDB · orbit.elements · om · JPL orbit determination (least-squares fit to the observation arc) · calculated · JPL solution by Otto Matic, 8225 obs · retrieved 2026-07-11
- Argument of perihelion: Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics · JPL SBDB · orbit.elements · w · JPL orbit determination (least-squares fit to the observation arc) · calculated · JPL solution by Otto Matic, 8225 obs · retrieved 2026-07-11
- Orbital period: Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics · JPL SBDB · orbit.elements · per · JPL orbit determination (least-squares fit to the observation arc) · calculated · JPL solution by Otto Matic, 8225 obs · retrieved 2026-07-11
- Diameter: Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics · JPL SBDB · phys_par · phys.diameter · catalogued value · JPL solution by Otto Matic, 8225 obs · retrieved 2026-07-11
- Geometric albedo: Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics · JPL SBDB · phys_par · phys.albedo · Bayesian estimate · JPL solution by Otto Matic, 8225 obs · retrieved 2026-07-11
- Rotation period: Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics · JPL SBDB · phys_par · phys.rot_per · catalogued value · JPL solution by Otto Matic, 8225 obs · retrieved 2026-07-11
- Absolute magnitude (H): Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics · JPL SBDB · phys_par · phys.H · catalogued value · JPL solution by Otto Matic, 8225 obs · retrieved 2026-07-11
Orbital elements are a calculated JPL orbit-determination fit, all referred to the single osculating epoch above (solution by Otto Matic); each carries its own uncertainty. Fields the database did not provide are omitted, never invented.
Populations
Knowledge connections
- Member of groupMain Asteroid Belt
Sources
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- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
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- NASA JPLJet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics
Orbital data, ephemerides, and small-body parameters for planets, asteroids, and comets.