(237) Coelestina Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 June 1884 by J. Palisa at Vienna.
Where Coelestina is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Coelestina is 2.59 au from the Sun and 3.30 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 237 |
| Provisional designation | A884 MA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 41.1 km (#942 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.211 |
| Rotation period | 29.2 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.15 |
| Orbital period | 4.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.76 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.56 – 2.97 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0745 |
| Inclination | 9.76° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.54 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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