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Vibilia

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144 Vibilia (A875 LA)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
2.788 AU
True anomaly
244.59°
Distance from Earth
3.545 AU
As of
21 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 — 0.995 AU from the Sun Earth Vibilia — 2.788 AU from the Sun Vibilia
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. Vibilia is 3.545 AU from Earth today (29.5 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
16h 05m 31s
Declination
-20° 46′ 10″
Constellation
Scorpius
Distance from Earth
3.55 AU
Elongation from the Sun
34.92° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

Favours the southern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far north.

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
2.654 AU
Eccentricity
0.2354
Inclination
4.82°
Orbital period
4.32 years
Perihelion
2.029 AU
Aphelion
3.279 AU
Longitude of ascending node
76.17°
Argument of periapsis
294.4°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · MBA
Main-belt asteroid
Earth MOID · 402.2 LD
1.0336 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
3.344

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
5,548
Data arc
150.9 years
First observed
4 June 1875
Last observed
13 April 2026
Residual RMS
0.38 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
5 June 2026

Physical properties

Mean radius
71 km
Rotation period
13.82 hours

Visual & observation

Geometric albedo
0.06
Absolute magnitude (H)
8.05
Colour index (B–V)
0.73
Spectral type (SMASS)
Ch
Spectral type (Tholen)
C
Colour index (U–B)
0.4

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
Peters, C. H. F.
Discovery date
3 June 1875
Discovery site
Clinton

Also known as 144 · A875 LA

Main-Belt Asteroid Named

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