(2264) Sabrina Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 December 1979 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Named for a legendary English princess, daughter of King Locrine. Along with her mother, Sabrina was drowned in the River Severn by Locrine's angry widow. Sabrina became the Roman name for the River Severn.Naming citation (MPC 5451), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Sabrina is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sabrina is 2.79 au from the Sun and 3.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2264 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 YK |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 34.2 km (#1,186 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0710 |
| Rotation period | 43.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.92 |
| Orbital period | 5.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.12 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.56 – 3.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.179 |
| Inclination | 0.161° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.55 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.