(412) Elisabetha Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 January 1896 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
Where Elisabetha is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Elisabetha is 2.74 au from the Sun and 3.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 412 |
| Provisional designation | A896 AB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 96.1 km (#253 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0440 |
| Rotation period | 19.6 hours |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.13 |
| Orbital period | 4.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.76 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.65 – 2.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0413 |
| Inclination | 13.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.68 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 7 January 1896
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