(2319) Aristides Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 October 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Where Aristides is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aristides is 2.98 au from the Sun and 3.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2319 |
| Provisional designation | 7631 P-L |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.0 km (#4,572 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.226 |
| Rotation period | 86.8 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.19 |
| Orbital period | 4.96 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.91 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.65 – 3.17 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0901 |
| Inclination | 2.97° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.65 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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