(321) Florentina Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 October 1891 by J. Palisa at Vienna.
Where Florentina is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Florentina is 3.01 au from the Sun and 3.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 321 |
| Provisional designation | A891 TC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 28.0 km (#1,485 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.425 |
| Rotation period | 2.87 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.08 |
| Orbital period | 4.90 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.88 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.75 – 3.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0468 |
| Inclination | 2.58° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.76 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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