(482) Petrina Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 March 1902 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
Where Petrina is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Petrina is 3.03 au from the Sun and 3.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 482 |
| Provisional designation | A902 EH |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 45.8 km (#836 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.246 |
| Rotation period | 11.8 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.9 |
| Orbital period | 5.20 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.00 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.72 – 3.29 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0954 |
| Inclination | 14.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.75 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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