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226 Weringia (A882 OA)

Weringia is an asteroid in the Main-belt asteroid orbit class. Its orbit takes it from 2.16 AU to 3.26 AU from the Sun; one orbit takes 4.47 years; it is about 31 km across. Discovered 19 July 1882 by Palisa, J.. Orbit from the JPL solution of 5 June 2026.

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
3.059 AU
True anomaly
137.61°
Distance from Earth
2.36 AU
As of
24 October 2026

Two-body Kepler propagation — accurate to ~0.1% for major planets over decades, less so for highly-perturbed bodies. Use JPL Horizons for high precision.

Orbit of Mercury Orbit of Venus Orbit of Mars Sun Earth — 0.994 AU from the Sun Earth Weringia — 3.059 AU from the Sun Weringia
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. Weringia is 2.36 AU from Earth today (19.6 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
05h 29m 43s
Declination
+03° 45′ 24″
Constellation
Orion
Distance from Earth
2.35 AU
Elongation from the Sun
127.54° — well clear of the Sun

Visible from both hemispheres.

From your location

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Two-body approximation, good to about a degree for the planets — enough to find the constellation and know whether it is up.

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
2.712 AU
Eccentricity
0.2033
Inclination
15.97°
Orbital period
4.47 years
Perihelion
2.16 AU
Aphelion
3.263 AU
Longitude of ascending node
134.94°
Argument of periapsis
153.64°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · MBA
Main-belt asteroid
Earth MOID · 449.3 LD
1.1546 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
3.278

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
6,363
Data arc
143.4 years
First observed
8 September 1882
Last observed
20 January 2026
Residual RMS
0.32 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
5 June 2026

Physical properties

Mean radius
16 km
Rotation period
11.15 hours

Visual & observation

Geometric albedo
0.352
Absolute magnitude (H)
9.84
Spectral type (SMASS)
S

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
Palisa, J.
Discovery date
19 July 1882
Discovery site
Vienna

Also known as 226 · A882 OA · A912 CC

Main-Belt Asteroid Named

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