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Antiope

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90 Antiope (A866 TA)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
3.264 AU
True anomaly
247.35°
Distance from Earth
4.261 AU
As of
11 October 2026

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Orbit of Mercury Orbit of Venus Orbit of Mars Sun Earth — 0.998 AU from the Sun Earth Antiope — 3.264 AU from the Sun Antiope
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. Antiope is 4.261 AU from Earth today (35.4 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
13h 20m 01s
Declination
-07° 04′ 45″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
4.26 AU
Elongation from the Sun
2.37° — too close to the Sun to observe

Visible from both hemispheres.

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Two-body approximation, good to about a degree for the planets — enough to find the constellation and know whether it is up.

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
3.141 AU
Eccentricity
0.1727
Inclination
2.21°
Orbital period
5.57 years
Perihelion
2.598 AU
Aphelion
3.683 AU
Longitude of ascending node
69.89°
Argument of periapsis
244.38°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · MBA
Main-belt asteroid
Earth MOID · 616.6 LD
1.5844 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
3.186

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
7,717
Data arc
159.5 years
First observed
1 October 1866
Last observed
13 April 2026
Residual RMS
0.35 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
5 June 2026

Physical properties

Mean radius
58 km
Rotation period
16.51 hours

Visual & observation

Geometric albedo
0.058
Absolute magnitude (H)
8.42
Colour index (B–V)
0.69
Spectral type (SMASS)
C
Spectral type (Tholen)
C
Colour index (U–B)
0.32

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
Luther, R.
Discovery date
1 October 1866
Discovery site
Dusseldorf

Also known as 90 · A866 TA · 1952 BK2

Main-Belt Asteroid Named

Close approaches 12 on record

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2087-04-13 06:41:00 Juptr 1.8888 AU 735.1 LD 2.2 km/s
2097-10-01 02:42:00 Juptr 1.6347 AU 636.2 LD 1.5 km/s
2108-03-12 05:22:00 Juptr 1.6975 AU 660.6 LD 2.1 km/s
2182-03-08 13:56:00 Juptr 1.8633 AU 725.1 LD 2.1 km/s
2192-08-27 13:51:00 Juptr 1.6365 AU 636.9 LD 1.5 km/s

Next ten from today. 1 lunar distance = 384,400 km. Source: JPL close-approach data.

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