(351) Yrsa Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 16 December 1892 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.

Where Yrsa is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsYrsaYrsa

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yrsa is 2.33 au from the Sun and 2.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number351
Provisional designationA892 YA
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter39.7 km (#981 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.286
Rotation period13.3 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)9.16
Orbital period4.60 years
Semi-major axis2.76 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.33 – 3.20 au
Eccentricity0.157
Inclination9.21°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.35 au

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

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