(2320) Blarney Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 29 August 1979 by P. Wild at Zimmerwald.

Where Blarney is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Blarney is 3.44 au from the Sun and 4.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2320
Provisional designation1979 QJ
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter35.7 km (#1,121 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0960
Rotation period5.99 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)10.6
Orbital period5.64 years
Semi-major axis3.17 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.74 – 3.60 au
Eccentricity0.136
Inclination11.5°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.77 au

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

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