(278) Paulina Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 May 1888 by J. Palisa at Vienna.
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Where Paulina is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Paulina is 3.00 au from the Sun and 2.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 278 |
| Provisional designation | A888 KA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 32.8 km (#1,237 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.247 |
| Rotation period | 6.50 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.38 |
| Orbital period | 4.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.75 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.38 – 3.13 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.135 |
| Inclination | 7.83° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.38 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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