(225) Henrietta Outer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 19 April 1882 by J. Palisa at Vienna.

Where Henrietta is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Henrietta is 2.68 au from the Sun and 1.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number225
Provisional designationA882 HA
Orbit classOuter Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter95.9 km (#256 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0620
Rotation period7.36 hours
Spectral typeF
Absolute magnitude (H)8.78
Orbital period6.26 years
Semi-major axis3.40 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.51 – 4.29 au
Eccentricity0.262
Inclination20.8°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.59 au

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

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