(2507) Bobone Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 18 November 1976 by Felix Aguilar Observatory at El Leoncito.

Where Bobone is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bobone is 2.72 au from the Sun and 2.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2507
Provisional designation1976 WB1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter16.2 km (#2,844 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.273
Rotation period4.99 hours
Spectral typeXe
Absolute magnitude (H)11.76
Orbital period4.64 years
Semi-major axis2.78 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.54 – 3.02 au
Eccentricity0.0848
Inclination10.3°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.56 au

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

Also discovered on 18 November 1976

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