(376) Geometria Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 18 September 1893 by A. Charlois at Nice.

Where Geometria is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Geometria is 2.51 au from the Sun and 2.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number376
Provisional designationA893 SC
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter35.5 km (#1,137 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.321
Rotation period7.74 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)9.56
Orbital period3.46 years
Semi-major axis2.29 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.90 – 2.68 au
Eccentricity0.172
Inclination5.43°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.885 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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