(421) Zahringia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 September 1896 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
Where Zahringia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zahringia is 1.97 au from the Sun and 1.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 421 |
| Provisional designation | A896 RE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 14.1 km (#3,371 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.172 |
| Rotation period | 25.5 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.57 |
| Orbital period | 4.05 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.82 – 3.26 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.282 |
| Inclination | 7.79° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.833 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.