(238) Hypatia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 July 1884 by V. Knorre at Berlin.
Where Hypatia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hypatia is 3.17 au from the Sun and 4.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 238 |
| Provisional designation | A884 NA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 156 km (#73 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0390 |
| Rotation period | 8.87 hours |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.04 |
| Orbital period | 4.95 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.90 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.64 – 3.17 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0917 |
| Inclination | 12.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.65 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.