(468) Lina Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 January 1901 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
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Where Lina is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lina is 2.63 au from the Sun and 2.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 468 |
| Provisional designation | A901 BC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 60.2 km (#585 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0570 |
| Rotation period | 16.3 hours |
| Spectral type | CPF |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.84 |
| Orbital period | 5.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.53 – 3.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.195 |
| Inclination | 0.436° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.52 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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