(349) Dembowska Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 9 December 1892 by A. Charlois at Nice.

Where Dembowska is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dembowska is 2.73 au from the Sun and 2.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number349
Provisional designationA892 XB
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter140 km (#101 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.384
Rotation period4.70 hours
Spectral typeR
Absolute magnitude (H)5.97
Orbital period5.00 years
Semi-major axis2.93 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.67 – 3.18 au
Eccentricity0.0885
Inclination8.25°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.67 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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