(2420) Ciurlionis Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 October 1975 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Ciurlionis is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ciurlionis is 2.82 au from the Sun and 3.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2420 |
| Provisional designation | 1975 TN |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.44 km (#6,187 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.327 |
| Rotation period | 15.8 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.4 |
| Orbital period | 4.10 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.22 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.133 |
| Inclination | 14.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.23 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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