(1510) Charlois Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 22 February 1939 by A. Patry at Nice.

Where Charlois is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Charlois is 2.45 au from the Sun and 3.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1510
Provisional designation1939 DC
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter24.5 km (#1,727 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.118
Rotation period5.87 hours
Spectral typeC
Absolute magnitude (H)11.72
Orbital period4.37 years
Semi-major axis2.67 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.27 – 3.07 au
Eccentricity0.149
Inclination11.8°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.29 au

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

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