(324) Bamberga Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 25 February 1892 by J. Palisa at Vienna.

Where Bamberga is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsBambergaBamberga

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bamberga is 1.86 au from the Sun and 1.37 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number324
Provisional designationA892 DA
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter221 km (#19 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0500
Rotation period29.4 hours
Spectral typeCP
Absolute magnitude (H)7.19
Orbital period4.39 years
Semi-major axis2.68 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.77 – 3.60 au
Eccentricity0.340
Inclination11.1°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.786 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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