(302) Clarissa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 November 1890 by A. Charlois at Nice.
Where Clarissa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Clarissa is 2.55 au from the Sun and 3.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 302 |
| Provisional designation | A890 VA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 38.5 km (#1,012 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0524 |
| Rotation period | 14.4 hours |
| Spectral type | F |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.28 |
| Orbital period | 3.73 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 2.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.111 |
| Inclination | 3.41° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.15 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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