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Discovery
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| Discovered by | A. Borrelly |
| Discovery date | March 6, 1885 |
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Designations
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| Alternate name(s) | n/a |
| Minor planet category |
Main belt |
| Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5) | |
| Aphelion | 446.299 Gm (2.983 AU) |
| Perihelion | 360.228 Gm (2.408 AU) |
| Semi-major axis | 403.264 Gm (2.696 AU) |
| Eccentricity | 0.107 |
| Orbital period | 1616.538 d (4.43 a) |
| Average orbital speed | 18.14 km/s |
| Mean anomaly | 318.054° |
| Inclination | 15.645° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 162.53° |
| Argument of perihelion | 95.238° |
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Physical characteristics
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| Dimensions | 60.0 km |
| Mass | unknown |
| Mean density | unknown |
| Equatorial surface gravity | unknown |
| Escape velocity | unknown |
| Rotation period | 16.222 h |
| Albedo | 0.174 |
| Temperature | unknown |
| Spectral type | R |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.62 |
246 Asporina is a sizeable Main belt asteroid. It is classified as one of the few R-type asteroids.
It was discovered by A. Borrelly on March 6, 1885 in Marseilles and was named after Asporina, a goddess worshipped in Asia Minor.
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