(310) Margarita Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 May 1891 by A. Charlois at Nice.
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Where Margarita is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Margarita is 3.03 au from the Sun and 2.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 310 |
| Provisional designation | A891 KA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 33.7 km (#1,200 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.115 |
| Rotation period | 12.1 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.19 |
| Orbital period | 4.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.76 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.44 – 3.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.118 |
| Inclination | 3.17° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.44 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.