(2313) Aruna Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 October 1976 by H. L. Giclas at Anderson Mesa.
Where Aruna is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aruna is 2.02 au from the Sun and 1.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2313 |
| Provisional designation | 1976 TA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 15.1 km (#3,124 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0450 |
| Rotation period | 8.90 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.16 |
| Orbital period | 3.85 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.46 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.189 |
| Inclination | 1.84° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.983 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
More named asteroids discovered by H. L. Giclas
- (1886) Lowell
- (2061) Anza
- (2118) Flagstaff
- (2201) Oljato
- (2347) Vinata
- (2415) Ganesa
- (3110) Wagman
- (3177) Chillicothe
- (3382) Cassidy
- (3487) Edgeworth
- (3695) Fiala
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