(52) Europa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 February 1858 by H. Goldschmidt at Paris.
Where Europa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Europa is 2.76 au from the Sun and 3.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 52 |
| Provisional designation | A858 CA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 304 km (#7 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0570 |
| Rotation period | 5.63 hours |
| Spectral type | CF |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 6.65 |
| Orbital period | 5.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.09 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.75 – 3.44 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.112 |
| Inclination | 7.48° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.76 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
More named asteroids discovered by H. Goldschmidt
- (21) Lutetia
- (32) Pomona
- (36) Atalante
- (40) Harmonia
- (41) Daphne
- (44) Nysa
- (45) Eugenia
- (48) Doris
- (49) Pales
- (54) Alexandra
- (56) Melete
- (61) Danae
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