(220) Stephania Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 19 May 1881 by J. Palisa at Vienna.

Where Stephania is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stephania is 2.30 au from the Sun and 1.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number220
Provisional designationA881 KA
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter31.7 km (#1,288 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0550
Rotation period18.2 hours
Spectral typeXC
Absolute magnitude (H)11.2
Orbital period3.60 years
Semi-major axis2.35 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.74 – 2.95 au
Eccentricity0.257
Inclination7.60°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.753 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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