(350) Ornamenta Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 December 1892 by A. Charlois at Nice.

Where Ornamenta is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ornamenta is 3.46 au from the Sun and 4.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number350
Provisional designationA892 XC
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter129 km (#128 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0480
Rotation period9.18 hours
Spectral typeC
Absolute magnitude (H)8.45
Orbital period5.48 years
Semi-major axis3.11 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.61 – 3.61 au
Eccentricity0.161
Inclination24.9°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.64 au

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

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