Minor planet category Main belt Discovered 29 October 1888 | Discovery date 29 October 1888 Observation arc 126.17 yr (46083 d) Orbits Sun Named after Philia Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Aphelion 3.26133 AU (487.888 Gm) Perihelion 2.62787 AU (393.124 Gm) Similar 242 Kriemhild, 281 Lucretia, 220 Stephania, 265 Anna, 276 Adelheid | ||
280 Philia is a fairly large Main belt asteroid. It was discovered by Johann Palisa on October 29, 1888 at the Vienna Observatory.
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