(216) Kleopatra Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 April 1880 by J. Palisa at Pola.
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Where Kleopatra is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kleopatra is 2.77 au from the Sun and 2.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 216 |
| Provisional designation | A880 GB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 122 km (#152 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.116 |
| Rotation period | 5.38 hours |
| Spectral type | M |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 7.02 |
| Orbital period | 4.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.80 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 3.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.250 |
| Inclination | 13.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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