(291) Alice Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 April 1890 by J. Palisa at Vienna.
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Where Alice is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alice is 2.39 au from the Sun and 2.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 291 |
| Provisional designation | A890 HA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.5 km (#4,845 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.425 |
| Rotation period | 4.31 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.54 |
| Orbital period | 3.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.43 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0926 |
| Inclination | 1.86° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 25 April 1890
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