(832) Karin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 September 1916 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
Where Karin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Karin is 2.99 au from the Sun and 3.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 832 |
| Provisional designation | A916 SE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 15.8 km (#2,937 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.221 |
| Rotation period | 18.3 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.2 |
| Orbital period | 4.84 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.86 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.63 – 3.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0828 |
| Inclination | 1.01° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.63 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 20 September 1916
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- (328) Gudrun
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- (332) Siri
- (333) Badenia
- (334) Chicago
- (339) Dorothea
- (340) Eduarda
- (341) California
- (342) Endymion
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