(357) Ninina Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 11 February 1893 by A. Charlois at Nice.

Where Ninina is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsNininaNinina

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ninina is 3.12 au from the Sun and 3.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number357
Provisional designationA893 CB
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter124 km (#148 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0370
Rotation period36.0 hours
Spectral typeCX
Absolute magnitude (H)8.97
Orbital period5.59 years
Semi-major axis3.15 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.90 – 3.40 au
Eccentricity0.0784
Inclination15.1°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.95 au

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

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