(842) Kerstin Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 October 1916 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
Where Kerstin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kerstin is 2.90 au from the Sun and 1.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 842 |
| Provisional designation | A916 TB |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 43.6 km (#884 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0510 |
| Rotation period | 18.7 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.63 |
| Orbital period | 5.83 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.87 – 3.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.115 |
| Inclination | 14.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.86 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 1 October 1916
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- (333) Badenia
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- (340) Eduarda
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- (342) Endymion
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