(2341) Aoluta Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 16 December 1976 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Aoluta is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsAolutaAoluta

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aoluta is 2.20 au from the Sun and 2.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2341
Provisional designation1976 YU1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.50 km (#8,246 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.426
Rotation period3.00 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.99
Orbital period3.29 years
Semi-major axis2.21 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.88 – 2.55 au
Eccentricity0.152
Inclination4.07°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.886 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 16 December 1976

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