(277) Elvira Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 May 1888 by A. Charlois at Nice.
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Where Elvira is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Elvira is 2.78 au from the Sun and 2.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 277 |
| Provisional designation | A888 JA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 30.4 km (#1,339 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.196 |
| Rotation period | 29.7 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.86 |
| Orbital period | 4.90 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.89 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.62 – 3.15 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0914 |
| Inclination | 1.17° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.62 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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