(997) Priska Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 July 1923 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Priska is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Priska is 2.99 au from the Sun and 3.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 997 |
| Provisional designation | A923 NC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 20.4 km (#2,157 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0570 |
| Rotation period | 16.2 hours |
| Spectral type | Ch |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.52 |
| Orbital period | 4.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.67 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.18 – 3.16 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.182 |
| Inclination | 10.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.19 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 12 July 1923
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- (913) Otila
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- (920) Rogeria
- (921) Jovita
- (922) Schlutia
- (923) Herluga
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