(301) Bavaria Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 November 1890 by J. Palisa at Vienna.
Where Bavaria is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bavaria is 2.88 au from the Sun and 3.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 301 |
| Provisional designation | A890 WA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 53.0 km (#688 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0570 |
| Rotation period | 12.3 hours |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.49 |
| Orbital period | 4.50 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.73 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.55 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0650 |
| Inclination | 4.90° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.54 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.