(888) Parysatis Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 February 1918 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
Where Parysatis is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Parysatis is 3.23 au from the Sun and 4.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 888 |
| Provisional designation | A918 CE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 44.7 km (#862 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.139 |
| Rotation period | 5.93 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.36 |
| Orbital period | 4.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.71 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.18 – 3.24 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.195 |
| Inclination | 13.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.23 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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