(223) Rosa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 March 1882 by J. Palisa at Vienna.
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Where Rosa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rosa is 3.20 au from the Sun and 2.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 223 |
| Provisional designation | A882 EA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 79.8 km (#382 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0200 |
| Rotation period | 20.3 hours |
| Spectral type | X |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.88 |
| Orbital period | 5.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.09 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.72 – 3.47 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.121 |
| Inclination | 1.92° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.74 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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