(415) Palatia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 February 1896 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
Where Palatia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Palatia is 2.60 au from the Sun and 3.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 415 |
| Provisional designation | A896 CA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 83.6 km (#344 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0630 |
| Rotation period | 20.7 hours |
| Spectral type | DP |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.46 |
| Orbital period | 4.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 3.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.301 |
| Inclination | 8.22° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.980 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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