704 Interamnia (in'-tur-am'-nee-a, Latin Interamnium) is a very large asteroid, with an estimated diameter of 350 kilometres. Its mean distance from the Sun is 3.067 (AU). It was discovered on October 2, 1910 by Vincenzo Cerulli, and named after the Latin name for Teramo, Italy, where Cerulli worked.
Interamnia is the sixth largest known asteroid and was discovered surprisingly late for such a large object. Its mass is estimated to be 1.4% of the mass of the entire asteroid belt.
| Stationary, retrograde | Opposition | Minimum distance (AU) | Maximum brightness (mag) | Stationary, prograde | Conjunction to Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04. April 2005 | 29. May 2005 | 2,29868 AE | 10,8 mag | 20. July 2005 | 05. January 2006 | |
| 30. June 2006 | 26. August 2006 | 1,73529 AE | 10,0 mag | 09. Oktober 2006 | 25. April 2007 | |
| 31. Oktober 2007 | 21. December 2007 | 1,89194 AE | 9,9 mag | 07. February 2008 | 31. July 2008 | |
| 30. December 2008 | 02. March 2009 | 2,47727 AE | 11,2 mag | 21. April 2009 | 07. Oktober 2009 | |
| 07. March 2010 | 05. May 2010 | 2,47320 AE | 11,2 mag | 22. June 2010 | 10. December 2010 | |
| 26. May 2011 | 19. July 2011 | 1,89502 AE | 10,0 mag | 10. September 2011 | 09. March 2012 | |
| 25. September 2012 | 14. November 2012 | 1,73045 AE | 9,9 mag | 22. December 2012 | 03. July 2013 | |
| 09. December 2013 | 07. February 2014 | 2,30271 AE | 10,8 mag | 31. March 2014 | 14. September 2014 | |
| 09. February 2015 | 12. April 2015 | 2,56289 AE | 11,3 mag | 29. May 2015 | 17. November 2015 | |
| 26. April 2016 | 18. June 2016 | 2,12221 AE | 10,3 mag | 11. August 2016 | 29. January 2017 | |
| 05. August 2017 | 01. Oktober 2017 | 1,68865 AE | 10,0 mag | 05. November 2017 | 29. May 2018 | |
| 19. November 2018 | 13. January 2019 | 2,07275 AE | 10,2 mag | 06. March 2019 | 22. August 2019 | |
| 17. January 2020 | 20. March 2020 | 2,55395 AE | 11,3 mag | 07. May 2020 | 25. Oktober 2020 |
Main Belt asteroids | F-type asteroids
Interamnia (Asteroid) | (704) Interamnia | 704 Interamnia | 704 Interamnia | 704 Interamnia
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