(860) Ursina Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 January 1917 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
Where Ursina is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ursina is 2.60 au from the Sun and 3.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 860 |
| Provisional designation | A917 BE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 34.6 km (#1,169 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.116 |
| Rotation period | 9.39 hours |
| Spectral type | M |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.02 |
| Orbital period | 4.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.80 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.49 – 3.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.109 |
| Inclination | 13.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.48 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 22 January 1917
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