(2513) Baetsle Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 September 1950 by S. J. Arend at Uccle.
Where Baetsle is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Baetsle is 1.88 au from the Sun and 0.955 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2513 |
| Provisional designation | 1950 SH |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.05 km (#10,513 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.303 |
| Rotation period | 6.08 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.44 |
| Orbital period | 3.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.181 |
| Inclination | 3.17° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.871 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.