(338) Budrosa Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 25 September 1892 by A. Charlois at Nice.

Where Budrosa is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Budrosa is 2.87 au from the Sun and 2.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number338
Provisional designationA892 SF
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter50.5 km (#739 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.276
Rotation period4.61 hours
Spectral typeM
Absolute magnitude (H)8.59
Orbital period4.97 years
Semi-major axis2.91 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.86 – 2.96 au
Eccentricity0.0175
Inclination6.04°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.87 au

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

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