(2855) Bastian Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 October 1931 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
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Where Bastian is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bastian is 2.84 au from the Sun and 3.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2855 |
| Provisional designation | 1931 TB2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.02 km (#5,744 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.105 |
| Rotation period | 3.52 hours |
| Spectral type | Sl |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.3 |
| Orbital period | 3.84 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.169 |
| Inclination | 8.14° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 10 October 1931
- (1231) Auricula
- (1232) Cortusa
- (1233) Kobresia
- (1271) Isergina
- (1272) Gefion
- (3144) Brosche
- (11434) Lohnert
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- (913) Otila
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- (920) Rogeria
- (921) Jovita
- (922) Schlutia
- (923) Herluga
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