DIAMETER v ABSOLUTE MAGNITUDE

The graph below shows the relationship between Absolute Magnitude

(H, x-axis) and Diameter in metres (D, y-axis) for asteroids with alb-

eidos of 0.05, 0.15, 0.25 and 0.35.

In practice asteroid albeidos vary widely, from 0.02 to 0.5, but 0.15 is often used as a very approximate guide.