(2751) Campbell Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 7 September 1962 by Indiana University at Brooklyn.

Where Campbell is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Campbell is 2.00 au from the Sun and 1.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2751
Provisional designation1962 RP
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.91 km (#7,759 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.281
Rotation period2.75 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.11
Orbital period3.73 years
Semi-major axis2.41 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.99 – 2.82 au
Eccentricity0.172
Inclination1.49°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.01 au

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

Also discovered on 7 September 1962

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