(191) Kolga Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 30 September 1878 by C. H. F. Peters at Clinton.

Where Kolga is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsKolgaKolga

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kolga is 2.65 au from the Sun and 1.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number191
Provisional designationA878 SB
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter94.5 km (#270 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0460
Rotation period17.6 hours
Spectral typeXC:
Absolute magnitude (H)9.09
Orbital period4.93 years
Semi-major axis2.90 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.64 – 3.15 au
Eccentricity0.0869
Inclination11.5°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.66 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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