(218) Bianca Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 September 1880 by J. Palisa at Pola.
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Where Bianca is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bianca is 2.58 au from the Sun and 3.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 218 |
| Provisional designation | A880 RA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 60.6 km (#580 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.175 |
| Rotation period | 6.34 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.66 |
| Orbital period | 4.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.67 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.36 – 2.98 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.115 |
| Inclination | 15.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.40 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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