(629) Bernardina Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 7 March 1907 by A. Kopff at Heidelberg.

Where Bernardina is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsBernardinaBernardina

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bernardina is 3.49 au from the Sun and 2.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number629
Provisional designationA907 EL
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter35.1 km (#1,149 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.140
Rotation period3.76 hours
Spectral typeX
Absolute magnitude (H)10.06
Orbital period5.54 years
Semi-major axis3.13 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.63 – 3.63 au
Eccentricity0.161
Inclination9.23°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.65 au

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

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