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285 Regina

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Discovered by
  
Auguste Charlois

Minor planet category
  
Main belt

Discovered
  
3 August 1889

Orbits
  
Sun

Discovery site
  
Nice Observatory

Discovery date
  
3 August 1889

Observation arc
  
104.63 yr (38215 d)

Absolute magnitude
  
10.7

Discoverer
  
Auguste Charlois

Asteroid group
  
Asteroid belt

Aphelion
  
3.72130 AU (556.699 Gm)

Perihelion
  
2.44540 AU (365.827 Gm)

Similar
  
441 Bathilde, 272 Antonia, 302 Clarissa, 360 Carlova, 277 Elvira

Occultation by asteroid 285 regina 13 june 2008


285 Regina is typical, although fairly large Main belt asteroid. It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on August 3, 1889 in Nice.

References

285 Regina Wikipedia