(344) Desiderata Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 November 1892 by A. Charlois at Nice.
Where Desiderata is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Desiderata is 2.95 au from the Sun and 2.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 344 |
| Provisional designation | A892 WA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 124 km (#146 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0670 |
| Rotation period | 10.7 hours |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.28 |
| Orbital period | 4.18 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.78 – 3.41 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.314 |
| Inclination | 18.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.831 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 15 November 1892
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- (294) Felicia
- (296) Phaetusa
- (297) Caecilia
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