(776) Berbericia Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 January 1914 by A. Massinger at Heidelberg.

Where Berbericia is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsBerbericiaBerbericia

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Berbericia is 3.17 au from the Sun and 3.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number776
Provisional designationA914 BE
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter152 km (#79 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0650
Rotation period7.67 hours
Spectral typeC
Absolute magnitude (H)7.71
Orbital period5.02 years
Semi-major axis2.93 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.45 – 3.41 au
Eccentricity0.165
Inclination18.2°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.50 au

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

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