(914) Palisana Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 4 July 1919 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.

Where Palisana is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsPalisanaPalisana

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Palisana is 2.25 au from the Sun and 3.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number914
Provisional designationA919 NC
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter76.2 km (#406 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0950
Rotation period8.68 hours
Spectral typeCU
Absolute magnitude (H)9.07
Orbital period3.85 years
Semi-major axis2.46 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.92 – 2.99 au
Eccentricity0.217
Inclination25.2°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.973 au

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

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