(416) Vaticana Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 May 1896 by A. Charlois at Nice.
Where Vaticana is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vaticana is 2.28 au from the Sun and 3.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 416 |
| Provisional designation | A896 JA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 85.5 km (#330 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.169 |
| Rotation period | 5.37 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 7.72 |
| Orbital period | 4.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.18 – 3.40 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.220 |
| Inclination | 12.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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