(252) Clementina Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 October 1885 by J. Perrotin at Nice.
Where Clementina is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Clementina is 3.07 au from the Sun and 2.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 252 |
| Provisional designation | A885 TB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 65.3 km (#520 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0470 |
| Rotation period | 10.9 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.93 |
| Orbital period | 5.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.95 – 3.37 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0655 |
| Inclination | 10.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.95 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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