(2500) Alascattalo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 April 1926 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Alascattalo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alascattalo is 2.04 au from the Sun and 2.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2500 |
| Provisional designation | 1926 GC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.48 km (#7,121 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.257 |
| Rotation period | 2.75 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.86 |
| Orbital period | 3.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.46 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0992 |
| Inclination | 6.99° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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