(182) Elsa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 February 1878 by J. Palisa at Pola.
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Where Elsa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Elsa is 2.44 au from the Sun and 2.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 182 |
| Provisional designation | A878 CC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 39.5 km (#988 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.196 |
| Rotation period | 80.1 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.08 |
| Orbital period | 3.76 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.186 |
| Inclination | 2.01° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.978 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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