(827) Wolfiana Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 29 August 1916 by J. Palisa at Vienna.

Where Wolfiana is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wolfiana is 1.95 au from the Sun and 1.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number827
Provisional designationA916 QG
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter8.49 km (#6,156 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.129
Rotation period4.07 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.14
Orbital period3.43 years
Semi-major axis2.27 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.92 – 2.63 au
Eccentricity0.156
Inclination3.42°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.917 au

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

Also discovered on 29 August 1916

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