(362) Havnia Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 12 March 1893 by A. Charlois at Nice.

Where Havnia is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsHavniaHavnia

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Havnia is 2.68 au from the Sun and 3.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number362
Provisional designationA893 EG
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter98.0 km (#241 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0520
Rotation period16.9 hours
Spectral typeXC
Absolute magnitude (H)9.1
Orbital period4.14 years
Semi-major axis2.58 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.46 – 2.69 au
Eccentricity0.0445
Inclination8.06°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.48 au

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

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