(293) Brasilia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 May 1890 by A. Charlois at Nice.
Where Brasilia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Brasilia is 3.11 au from the Sun and 3.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 293 |
| Provisional designation | A890 KA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 57.5 km (#629 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0560 |
| Rotation period | 8.17 hours |
| Spectral type | CX |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.24 |
| Orbital period | 4.84 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.86 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.57 – 3.15 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.102 |
| Inclination | 15.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.64 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (289) Nenetta
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- (296) Phaetusa
- (297) Caecilia
- (298) Baptistina
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