(327) Columbia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 March 1892 by A. Charlois at Nice.
Where Columbia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Columbia is 2.74 au from the Sun and 3.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 327 |
| Provisional designation | A892 FE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 30.3 km (#1,349 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.214 |
| Rotation period | 5.93 hours |
| Spectral type | Sl |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.02 |
| Orbital period | 4.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.60 – 2.95 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0639 |
| Inclination | 7.13° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.59 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (272) Antonia
- (277) Elvira
- (282) Clorinde
- (283) Emma
- (284) Amalia
- (285) Regina
- (289) Nenetta
- (293) Brasilia
- (294) Felicia
- (296) Phaetusa
- (297) Caecilia
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