(273) Atropos Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 March 1888 by J. Palisa at Vienna.
Where Atropos is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Atropos is 2.12 au from the Sun and 1.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 273 |
| Provisional designation | A888 EA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 29.8 km (#1,372 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.212 |
| Rotation period | 23.9 hours |
| Spectral type | SCTU |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.51 |
| Orbital period | 3.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.162 |
| Inclination | 20.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.