(232) Russia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 January 1883 by J. Palisa at Vienna.
Where Russia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Russia is 2.22 au from the Sun and 2.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 232 |
| Provisional designation | A883 BA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 54.7 km (#662 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0310 |
| Rotation period | 21.9 hours |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.58 |
| Orbital period | 4.08 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.55 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 2.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.171 |
| Inclination | 6.07° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.12 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.