(212) Medea Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 February 1880 by J. Palisa at Pola.
Where Medea is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Medea is 2.85 au from the Sun and 1.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 212 |
| Provisional designation | A880 CA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 136 km (#111 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0465 |
| Rotation period | 10.3 hours |
| Spectral type | DCX: |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.47 |
| Orbital period | 5.50 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.12 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.80 – 3.44 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.103 |
| Inclination | 4.28° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.81 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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