(2695) Christabel Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 17 October 1979 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.

Where Christabel is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Christabel is 2.85 au from the Sun and 3.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2695
Provisional designation1979 UE
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter15.0 km (#3,152 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0950
Rotation period5.62 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.99
Orbital period4.46 years
Semi-major axis2.71 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.49 – 2.92 au
Eccentricity0.0788
Inclination14.9°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.54 au

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

Also discovered on 17 October 1979

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