(114) Kassandra Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 July 1871 by C. H. F. Peters at Clinton.
Where Kassandra is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kassandra is 2.44 au from the Sun and 2.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 114 |
| Provisional designation | A871 OA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 94.2 km (#275 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0890 |
| Rotation period | 10.7 hours |
| Spectral type | T |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.45 |
| Orbital period | 4.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.68 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.30 – 3.05 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.139 |
| Inclination | 4.95° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.31 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (72) Feronia
- (75) Eurydike
- (77) Frigga
- (85) Io
- (88) Thisbe
- (92) Undina
- (98) Ianthe
- (102) Miriam
- (109) Felicitas
- (111) Ate
- (112) Iphigenia
- (116) Sirona
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