(927) Ratisbona Outer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 16 February 1920 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.

Where Ratisbona is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ratisbona is 3.40 au from the Sun and 3.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number927
Provisional designationA920 DB
Orbit classOuter Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter75.9 km (#412 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0460
Rotation period13.0 hours
Spectral typeCB:
Absolute magnitude (H)9.35
Orbital period5.77 years
Semi-major axis3.22 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.92 – 3.52 au
Eccentricity0.0939
Inclination14.6°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.92 au

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

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