(356) Liguria Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 January 1893 by A. Charlois at Nice.
Where Liguria is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Liguria is 3.12 au from the Sun and 4.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 356 |
| Provisional designation | A893 BE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 146 km (#90 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0650 |
| Rotation period | 31.7 hours |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.37 |
| Orbital period | 4.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.75 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.09 – 3.42 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.242 |
| Inclination | 8.21° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.12 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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