275 Sapientia is a very large main belt asteroid. It was discovered by Austrain astronomer Johann Palisa on 15 April 1888 in Vienna. This object is named for the Roman personification of wisdom, Sophia.

This object is orbiting the Sun at a distance of with an eccentricity of 0.16 and an orbital period of 4.61 km. The orbital period is inclined at an angle of 4.76° It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of carbonaceous material.

Observations performed at the Palmer Divide Observatory in Colorado Springs, Colorado, during 2007 produced a light curve with an estimated period of hours with a brightness range of in magnitude.

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