(266) Aline Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 May 1887 by J. Palisa at Vienna.
Where Aline is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aline is 3.03 au from the Sun and 3.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 266 |
| Provisional designation | A887 KA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 109 km (#200 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0270 |
| Rotation period | 13.0 hours |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.72 |
| Orbital period | 4.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.81 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.37 – 3.24 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.155 |
| Inclination | 13.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.38 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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