(26) Proserpina Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 May 1853 by R. Luther at Dusseldorf.
Where Proserpina is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Proserpina is 2.42 au from the Sun and 3.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26 |
| Provisional designation | A853 JA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 94.8 km (#268 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.197 |
| Rotation period | 13.1 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 7.48 |
| Orbital period | 4.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.66 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.42 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0887 |
| Inclination | 3.55° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.41 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (17) Thetis
- (28) Bellona
- (35) Leukothea
- (37) Fides
- (47) Aglaja
- (53) Kalypso
- (57) Mnemosyne
- (58) Concordia
- (68) Leto
- (71) Niobe
- (78) Diana
- (82) Alkmene
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