(422) Berolina Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 8 October 1896 by G. Witt at Berlin.

Where Berolina is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsBerolinaBerolina

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Berolina is 2.03 au from the Sun and 1.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number422
Provisional designationA896 TA
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter10.7 km (#4,720 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.716
Rotation period26.0 hours
Spectral typeDX
Absolute magnitude (H)10.65
Orbital period3.33 years
Semi-major axis2.23 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.75 – 2.71 au
Eccentricity0.214
Inclination4.99°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.744 au

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

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