(55755) Blythe Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 October 1991 by A. Lowe at Palomar.
Blythe Andra Lowe, a professional geologist, is the wife of the discoverer.Naming citation (20030614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Blythe is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Blythe is 2.56 au from the Sun and 2.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 55755 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 TB15 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.90 km (#15,446 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0400 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.71 |
| Orbital period | 3.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.159 |
| Inclination | 3.73° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.987 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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