(388) Charybdis Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 March 1894 by A. Charlois at Nice.
Where Charybdis is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Charybdis is 2.81 au from the Sun and 2.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 388 |
| Provisional designation | A894 ED |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 126 km (#142 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0420 |
| Rotation period | 9.52 hours |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.71 |
| Orbital period | 5.21 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.01 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.81 – 3.20 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0650 |
| Inclination | 6.45° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.80 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.