Discovered by Johann Palisa Minor planet category Main belt Discovered 15 April 1888 Spectral type C-type asteroid Discovery site Vienna Observatory | Discovery date 15 April 1888 Observation arc 124.23 yr (45374 d) Orbits Sun Discoverer Johann Palisa Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Aphelion 3.22294 AU (482.145 Gm) Perihelion 2.31754 AU (346.699 Gm) Similar 276 Adelheid, 266 Aline, 220 Stephania, 242 Kriemhild, 360 Carlova | ||
275 Sapientia is a very large Main belt asteroid that was discovered by Johann Palisa on April 15, 1888 in Vienna. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of carbonaceous material.
Observations performed at the Palmer Divide Observatory in Colorado Springs, Colorado during 2007 produced a light curve with an estimated period of 14.766 ± 0.006 hours with a brightness range of 0.11 ± 0.02 in magnitude.
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