(902) Probitas Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 September 1918 by J. Palisa at Vienna.
Where Probitas is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Probitas is 2.37 au from the Sun and 2.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 902 |
| Provisional designation | A918 RG |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.55 km (#6,110 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.383 |
| Rotation period | 10.2 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.02 |
| Orbital period | 3.83 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.179 |
| Inclination | 6.35° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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