(720) Bohlinia Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 18 October 1911 by F. Kaiser at Heidelberg.

Where Bohlinia is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsBohliniaBohlinia

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bohlinia is 2.85 au from the Sun and 3.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number720
Provisional designationA911 UL
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter33.7 km (#1,198 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.203
Rotation period8.92 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)9.69
Orbital period4.91 years
Semi-major axis2.89 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.84 – 2.94 au
Eccentricity0.0176
Inclination2.35°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.85 au

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

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