(268) Adorea Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 June 1887 by A. Borrelly at Marseilles.
Where Adorea is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Adorea is 3.22 au from the Sun and 2.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 268 |
| Provisional designation | A887 LA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 145 km (#95 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0410 |
| Rotation period | 7.80 hours |
| Spectral type | FC |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.6 |
| Orbital period | 5.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.09 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.67 – 3.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.137 |
| Inclination | 2.44° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.67 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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