(246) Asporina Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 March 1885 by A. Borrelly at Marseilles.
Where Asporina is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Asporina is 2.66 au from the Sun and 3.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 246 |
| Provisional designation | A885 EA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 50.9 km (#726 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.193 |
| Rotation period | 16.2 hours |
| Spectral type | A |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.62 |
| Orbital period | 4.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.70 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.41 – 2.98 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.107 |
| Inclination | 15.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.45 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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