(320) Katharina Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 October 1891 by J. Palisa at Vienna.
Where Katharina is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Katharina is 2.87 au from the Sun and 2.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 320 |
| Provisional designation | A891 TB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 23.4 km (#1,828 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.155 |
| Rotation period | 6.89 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.83 |
| Orbital period | 5.23 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.01 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.67 – 3.36 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.115 |
| Inclination | 9.39° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.67 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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