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Asteroid Number	10
Asteroid Group	Main Asteroid Belt
Orbital Period	5.57 years
Distance from the Sun	Semi-Major Axis: 470,101,640 km (3.14 AU) Perihelion: 417,395,104 km (2.79 AU) Aphelion: 522,808,176 km (3.49 AU)
Eccentricity	0.1121
Diameter (Mean)	407 kilometres

The orbit of Hygiea within the Asteroid Belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

Hygiea is the fourth largest of the Solar System's asteroids, with a diameter exceeding 400 km. Its orbit carries it through the main Asteroid Belt, some three Astronomical Units from the Sun.

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