(261) Prymno Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 31 October 1886 by C. H. F. Peters at Clinton.

Where Prymno is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Prymno is 2.13 au from the Sun and 2.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number261
Provisional designationA886 UA
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter50.0 km (#751 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.137
Rotation period8.00 hours
Spectral typeB
Absolute magnitude (H)9.54
Orbital period3.56 years
Semi-major axis2.33 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.12 – 2.54 au
Eccentricity0.0904
Inclination3.63°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.13 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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