(896) Sphinx Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 August 1918 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
Where Sphinx is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sphinx is 2.64 au from the Sun and 1.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 896 |
| Provisional designation | A918 PE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.0 km (#4,094 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.242 |
| Rotation period | 21.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.74 |
| Orbital period | 3.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.165 |
| Inclination | 8.20° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.893 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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