(256) Walpurga Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 April 1886 by J. Palisa at Vienna.
Where Walpurga is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Walpurga is 2.83 au from the Sun and 3.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 256 |
| Provisional designation | A886 GA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 66.6 km (#504 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0500 |
| Rotation period | 16.7 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.91 |
| Orbital period | 5.20 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.00 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.81 – 3.19 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0630 |
| Inclination | 13.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.83 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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