(361) Bononia Outer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 11 March 1893 by A. Charlois at Nice.

Where Bononia is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bononia is 3.95 au from the Sun and 4.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number361
Provisional designationA893 EF
Orbit classOuter Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter154 km (#76 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0380
Rotation period13.8 hours
Spectral typeDP
Absolute magnitude (H)8.36
Orbital period7.93 years
Semi-major axis3.98 au
Perihelion – aphelion3.14 – 4.81 au
Eccentricity0.210
Inclination12.6°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)2.18 au

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

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