Orbital Elements

  • Epoch: 2460200.5 JD
  • Semi-major axis: 3.14 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.111
  • Inclination: 3.83 deg
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 283.17 deg
  • Argument of Periapsis: 312.48 deg
  • Mean Anomaly: 75.18 deg

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: 407.12000 km
  • Magnitude: 5.64
  • Albedo: 0.0717
  • Spectral type (Tholen): C
  • Spectral type (SMASS): C

Shape Model Characteristics

At 2434742.0 JD:
  • Spin period in hours: 27.659
  • Spin latitude: -35.0
  • Spin longitude: -35.0
  • Spin angle: 0.0
  • Quality level: 3.5

This shape model of asteroid Hygiea is provided by the DAMIT database from The Astronomical Institute of the Charles University in Prague, Czechia.

The model is rotated on its Z axis for the purpose of this visualization, which may not reflect actual rotation.