(938) Chlosinde Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 9 September 1920 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Chlosinde is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chlosinde is 2.77 au from the Sun and 3.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number938
Provisional designationA920 RC
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter33.5 km (#1,211 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0460
Rotation period19.2 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.3
Orbital period5.60 years
Semi-major axis3.15 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.54 – 3.76 au
Eccentricity0.194
Inclination2.67°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.53 au

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

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