(282) Clorinde Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 January 1889 by A. Charlois at Nice.
Where Clorinde is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Clorinde is 2.48 au from the Sun and 2.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 282 |
| Provisional designation | A889 BA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 39.0 km (#997 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0502 |
| Rotation period | 49.4 hours |
| Spectral type | BFU:: |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.11 |
| Orbital period | 3.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.15 – 2.53 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0809 |
| Inclination | 9.04° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.18 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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