(2490) Bussolini Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 January 1976 by Felix Aguilar Observatory at El Leoncito.
Where Bussolini is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bussolini is 2.51 au from the Sun and 3.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2490 |
| Provisional designation | 1976 AG |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.7 km (#4,203 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.223 |
| Rotation period | 24.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.2 |
| Orbital period | 4.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.26 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.132 |
| Inclination | 12.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.29 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.