(72) Feronia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 May 1861 by C. H. F. Peters at Clinton.
Where Feronia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Feronia is 2.23 au from the Sun and 1.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 72 |
| Provisional designation | A861 KA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 75.0 km (#421 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0830 |
| Rotation period | 8.10 hours |
| Spectral type | TDG |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.08 |
| Orbital period | 3.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.54 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.121 |
| Inclination | 5.42° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.985 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (85) Io
- (88) Thisbe
- (92) Undina
- (98) Ianthe
- (102) Miriam
- (109) Felicitas
- (111) Ate
- (112) Iphigenia
- (114) Kassandra
- (116) Sirona
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