(2601) Bologna Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 December 1980 by Osservatorio San Vittore at Bologna.
Where Bologna is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bologna is 3.02 au from the Sun and 3.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2601 |
| Provisional designation | 1980 XA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.2 km (#4,013 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.360 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.62 |
| Orbital period | 5.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.93 – 3.33 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0643 |
| Inclination | 9.59° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.94 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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