(260) Huberta Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 October 1886 by J. Palisa at Vienna.
Where Huberta is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Huberta is 3.17 au from the Sun and 3.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 260 |
| Provisional designation | A886 TA |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 102 km (#225 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0440 |
| Rotation period | 8.29 hours |
| Spectral type | CX: |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.28 |
| Orbital period | 6.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.09 – 3.82 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.107 |
| Inclination | 6.42° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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