(254) Augusta Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 March 1886 by J. Palisa at Vienna.
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Where Augusta is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Augusta is 1.97 au from the Sun and 2.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 254 |
| Provisional designation | A886 FA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.5 km (#3,906 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.170 |
| Rotation period | 5.89 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.83 |
| Orbital period | 3.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 2.46 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.122 |
| Inclination | 4.51° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.916 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 31 March 1886
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