(2401) Aehlita Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 November 1975 by T. M. Smirnova at Nauchnyj.
Where Aehlita is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aehlita is 2.67 au from the Sun and 1.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2401 |
| Provisional designation | 1975 VM2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.02 km (#5,746 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.288 |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.71 |
| Orbital period | 4.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.61 – 2.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0576 |
| Inclination | 4.32° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.63 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (2519) Annagerman
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