(269) Justitia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 September 1887 by J. Palisa at Vienna.
Where Justitia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Justitia is 2.05 au from the Sun and 2.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 269 |
| Provisional designation | A887 SA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 50.7 km (#734 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0610 |
| Rotation period | 33.1 hours |
| Spectral type | Ld |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.7 |
| Orbital period | 4.23 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 3.18 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.217 |
| Inclination | 5.48° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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