(857) Glasenappia Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 6 April 1916 by S. Beljavskij at Simeis.

Where Glasenappia is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Glasenappia is 2.15 au from the Sun and 3.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number857
Provisional designationA916 GR
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter14.5 km (#3,253 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.271
Rotation period8.20 hours
Spectral typeMU
Absolute magnitude (H)11.56
Orbital period3.24 years
Semi-major axis2.19 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.00 – 2.38 au
Eccentricity0.0890
Inclination5.30°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.987 au

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

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