(838) Seraphina Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 1916 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
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Where Seraphina is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Seraphina is 3.12 au from the Sun and 3.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 838 |
| Provisional designation | A916 SL |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 58.1 km (#616 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0480 |
| Rotation period | 11.7 hours |
| Spectral type | P |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.26 |
| Orbital period | 4.94 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.90 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.52 – 3.28 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.131 |
| Inclination | 10.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.54 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.