(392) Wilhelmina Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 4 November 1894 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.

Where Wilhelmina is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wilhelmina is 2.49 au from the Sun and 1.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number392
Provisional designationA894 VD
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter60.8 km (#577 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.173
Rotation period13.1 hours
Spectral typeCh
Absolute magnitude (H)9.73
Orbital period4.90 years
Semi-major axis2.89 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.49 – 3.28 au
Eccentricity0.138
Inclination14.3°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.49 au

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

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