(372) Palma Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 August 1893 by A. Charlois at Nice.
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Where Palma is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Palma is 3.89 au from the Sun and 4.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 372 |
| Provisional designation | A893 QB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 174 km (#49 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0590 |
| Rotation period | 8.57 hours |
| Spectral type | BFC |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 7.39 |
| Orbital period | 5.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.36 – 3.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.252 |
| Inclination | 23.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.48 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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